Ukraine between Russia and the West

Abstract

Paper analyzes the main factors influencing the relations in the triangle Ukraine-Russia West, stating that Russia's unwillingness to see Ukraine among the members of the Euro-Atlantic community of peoples has led to the annexation of the Crimea Ukrainian and Russian armed aggression Moscow in eastern Ukraine. What about Ukraine? The maximum distance itself from Russia, the benefit of the armed aggression of the Kremlin in Ukraine contributes to this, and practical steps to reform all spheres of society persistently to convince the West of the inevitability of Ukraine's membership in NATO. Otherwise Ukraine risks being alone against unpredictable Russia.