Book contents
- Ukraine and Russia
- Ukraine and Russia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Key People
- 1 The Sources of Conflict over Ukraine
- 2 New World Order? 1989–1993
- 3 Hope and Hardship, 1994–1999
- 4 Autocracy and Revolution, 1999–2004
- 5 Reform and Reversal, 2004–2010
- 6 Viktor Yanukovych and the Path to Confrontation, 2010–2013
- 7 From Revolution to War, 2013–2015
- 8 The Conflict Smolders, 2015–2021
- 9 War
- 10 Conclusion: From Cold War to Hot War
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - New World Order? 1989–1993
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2023
Book contents
- Ukraine and Russia
- Ukraine and Russia
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Key People
- 1 The Sources of Conflict over Ukraine
- 2 New World Order? 1989–1993
- 3 Hope and Hardship, 1994–1999
- 4 Autocracy and Revolution, 1999–2004
- 5 Reform and Reversal, 2004–2010
- 6 Viktor Yanukovych and the Path to Confrontation, 2010–2013
- 7 From Revolution to War, 2013–2015
- 8 The Conflict Smolders, 2015–2021
- 9 War
- 10 Conclusion: From Cold War to Hot War
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
As communism collapsed, disagreements emerged that endured until 2014. Russia struggled unsuccessfully to keep Ukraine in a new Moscow-led union and disagreement over the Black Sea Fleet and its base in Crimea proved unresolvable. Meanwhile, Russia and the West advanced different visions for post-Cold War Europe. Pressured by both Russia and the US, Ukraine agreed to surrender its nuclear weapons in return for security assurances. Already in 1993, the prospect that a “red–brown” coalition of communists and fascists would come to power in Moscow prompted many countries to look for ways to guard against Russian reassertion, exacerbating the security dilemma.
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- Ukraine and RussiaFrom Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War, pp. 29 - 65Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023