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1 Understanding the Ukraine Crisis Resources for Educators August 13, 2014

2 Outline Background informa8on Causes of the crisis Trigger of the crisis Key Groups in Ukraine crisis Interests of Russia, Europe and the US Interna8onal response Conclusion

3 What is Ukraine? Ukraine, is the biggest fron8er na8on separa8ng Russia and the European Union The name Ukraine literally translates as on the edge or on the border Ukraine has been on the edge of empires for centuries, frequently divided A religious experience in Ukraine defines as a division between Greek Catholicism (western part) and Russian Orthodoxy from 1596 un8l the present. Map source: hip://www- db.in.tum.de/teaching/ws1112/hsufg/ukraine_kpi/images/map_eur.gif

4 What is Ukraine? The Soviet period of Ukraine history is controversial ( ) The Ukrainian na8onal territory was united In 1954, Crimea, was shi\ed from Russia to Ukraine The Ukrainian economy underwent massive industrializa8on Ukrainiza(on policy an aiempt to introduce Ukrainian language into all spheres of public life Purges extermina8on of the na8onal intelligentsia The peasantry fell vic8m to forced collec8viza8on Holodomor millions starved to death in World War II popula8on declined from 41.6 million in 1941 to 27.4 million in 1945 The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in 1986

5 What is Ukraine? The second largest country in Europe Popula8on of 44.3 million Mul8ethnic, mul8lingual, mul8- confessional society hip://

6 Causes of the crisis Unresolved poli8cal iden8ty crisis; lack of unity among poli8cal elite Widespread government corrup8on, kleptocracy and embezzlement of state funds Weak economy, unequal access to economic resources, and social dissa8sfac8on Compe88on between Russia and the EU over geo- economic orienta8on of Ukraine

7 PoliEcal and LinguisEc divide hip://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/ /gif/_ _ukraine_divide_2.gif

8 CompeEEon between the EU and Russia over geo- economic orientaeon of Ukraine Eastern Partnership Program launched in 2009 to associate Ukraine economically and poli8cally with the EU Eurasian Customs Union, energized in 2009, tried to airact Ukraine to a Russian- led community in Eurasia to promote further economic integra8on.

9 AssociaEon with the EU vs. Russia- led Customs Union hip://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey- cage/files/2013/12/peisakhin- Ukr- Figure x461.png

10 Trigger of the crisis Pro- EU protest in Independence Square in Kiev, December 2013 hip://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/ /jpg/_ _4a15676e- af54-4e30-8b86-6cace8dc5a9f.jpg then- President Viktor Yanukovich refused to sign a historical poli8cal and trade agreement with the EU in November 2013 The wave of protests and civil unrest began in November 21, 2013 leading to revolu8on a\er a series of violent events culmina8ng with the ous8ng of Yanukovich in February 2014

11 Dynamics of the internaeonal crisis Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in March Pro- Russian separa8sts in Donetsk and Luhansk declare independence in May. The rela8onship between Russia and the West dropped to its lowest points since the Cold War Petro Poroshenko elected as a fi\h President of Ukraine in May Ongoing figh8ng between pro- Russian separa8sts and Ukrainian security forces Malaysian passenger airplane MH17 was shot down in July

12 Human Death Toll At least 1,300 people have been killed during the on- going conflict 298 passengers of the flight MH17 285,000 others forced to leave their homes The figh8ng between pro- Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops has created a lawless environment where armed militants control the popula8on using arbitrary deten8ons, torture, and execu8ons

13 Key Groups and Figures in Ukraine Crisis Ex- Pro- Government ex- President Yanukovich Oligarchs and the Party of regions Current government President Petro Poroshenko Arseny Yatsenuk Security Service Fatherland party Vigilantes Parliament, Oleksandr Turchinov Avazov, Minster of Internal Affairs OpposiEon to ex- government EU supporters Fatherland party, Yulia Timoshenko Ukrainian Democra8c Alliance for reforms (UDAR) Far- right na8onalist party Svoboda Ultra- na8onalist and neo- fascist group Right Sector Other actors, Ukraine Verhovna Rada - Parliament Ukrainian Media Ukrainian Olympic Athletes Popula8on Foreign Actors Russia, President Pu8n Germany, Poland, France European Union United States

14 Why does Ukraine maser to Russia? Geographic loca8on of Ukraine is strategically vital to Russia as a buffer against the West Crimean Peninsula is a strategically important for Russia s navy and commercial exports A cri8cal pipeline route to deliver energy to Europe Without Ukraine there is no Eurasian Union Ukraine is considered as a breadbasket (30% of the world s black soil) Russia considers Ukraine within its sphere of influence Russia s pressure on Ukraine are deeply rooted in economics, history and culture

15 Why Does Ukraine maser to the EU? Ukraine is significant for the EU in terms of poli8cal stability and security Ukraine is significant for the poten8al for greater economic and trade links Ukraine remains the most important energy transit country and it s one of the the biggest producer of electricity in Europe The Russia factor: Moscow s pressure on Ukraine may complicate EU trade and other rela8ons with Ukraine

16 Why Does Ukraine maser to the US? Ukraine is significant for the US in terms of strategic geopoli8cal interest aver8ng Russian domina8on in the region The crisis illustrates that Europe is s8ll not poli8cally stable and secure The Ukraine crisis has serious global implica8ons: Russia s behavior in Ukraine, if le\ unsanc8oned, will have a nega8ve impact on the interna8onal norms of state sovereignty and territorial integrity

17 InternaEonal Response Sanc8ons against Russia have been the centerpiece of the U.S. and EU response to Pu8n s interference in Ukraine Sanc8ons intended to end Russian support for insurgency in eastern Ukraine US and EU support Ukrainian government military ac8on against separa8sts in civilian areas

18 Russian Response Trade sanc8ons on western agricultural products Future restric8ons on gas supply Con8nued support for frozen conflict Increase Eurasian orienta8on and develop links with countries of Asia- Pacific region, China and India, among others

19 Conclusion The Ukraine crisis has led Russia openly challenge the post- Cold War seilement in Europe Viola8on of interna8onal law sanc8ty of borders and territorial integrity Drama8c shi\ in Russian- Western rela8ons; trust that existed in US- Russia rela8ons has been shaiered Russia created obstacles for future accommoda8on with Ukraine, the United States and Europe Russia s goal to keep Ukraine as neutral ground, a buffer, between Russia to the east, and the EU and NATO to the west probably will remain

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