Humanitarian aid and political aims in Eastern Ukraine: Russian involvement and European response
Recent events in Ukraine revealed several humanitarian issues against the background of strong pressures from Russian Federation, in its attempt to block Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU). This article examines how the UE, as a normative force, responds to the humanitarian crisis in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Eastern Journal of European Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://ejes.uaic.ro/articles/EJES2014_0502_SCR.pdf |
| Summary: | Recent events in Ukraine revealed several humanitarian issues against the
background of strong pressures from Russian Federation, in its attempt to block
Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU). This article examines how the
UE, as a normative force, responds to the humanitarian crisis in Eastern
Ukraine and to Russian moves to support the separatist forces, under the guise
of humanitarian aid. The Russian convoys that reached the Donbas region have
repeatedly breached international legislation in the humanitarian field, as
documented by both Ukrainian authorities and international missions in the
disputed regions. Moscow’s “humanitarian” vision appears to be a part of a
wider attempt to impose the Eurasian project in its near abroad, alongside
information war and outright military support for anti-government forces. |
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| ISSN: | 2068-651X 2068-6633 |