The Conversation/Zenobia Ahmed, CC BY-SA
The emergence of a democratic and independent Ukraine is transforming the geo-strategic landscape of Central Europe.
In the past three years, the 2013/2014 Euromaidan protests, the annexation of Crimea and the war in East Ukraine have reshaped the geopolitical map of Europe and derailed cooperation between Russia and the West.
In the years leading to the Euromaidan protests, the directionless political drift and pervasive corruption inspired not only the movement for democratisation in Ukraine, but also the ambition to join the European Union and solidify …read more
Source: The Conversation