Odnosi med Ukrajino in Evropsko unijo: Vloga Rusije kot zunanji faktor in korupcije kot notranji faktor

Bremec, Eva (author), Lovec, Marko (mentor)

Namen magistrskega dela je analizirati vlogo Ukrajine kot tamponske države med Evropsko unijo in Rusijo. Namen je tudi vključiti vlogo korupcije kot ključnega notranjepolitičnega dejavnika, ki vpliva na njen gospodarski in politični razvoj. Oranžni revoluciji so sledili edinstveni politični pretresi, šibko gospodarstvo in neuspešne reforme, ki so dosegli vrhunec v letih 2013/14, ko je revolucija Evromajdan obrnila državo proti Zahodu. Sledila je ruska priključitev Krima in vojna v Donbasu, zaradi katerega je EU uvedla sankcije proti Rusiji, kar je močno poslabšalo njun odnos. Rusija izkorišča svojo moč kot energetska velesila, od katere je Ukrajina močno odvisna. Država je del evropske sosedske politike, še bolj poglobljen odnos z EU pa je sledil s podpisom pridružitvenega sporazuma, ki zmanjšuje njeno odvisnost od Rusije in predstavlja edinstveno priložnost za boj proti korupciji. V magistrskem delu na podlagi analize literature predstavim možnosti in priložnosti preseganja tamponskega položaja.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Ukrajina, rusko-ukrajinska vojna, evropska sosedska politika, korupcija, sankcije.
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2019
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-112546
• COBISS.SI-ID: 36530781
• Publication date in RUL: 24.10.2019

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Relations between Ukraine and European Union: The role of Russia as an external factor and corruption as an internal factor

Abstract

The purpose of this master's thesis is to analyse the role of Ukraine, as a buffer state between the European Union and Russia and to include the role of corruption as a key internal political factor affecting its economic and political development. The Orange Revolution was followed by unique political turmoil, a weak economy and failed reforms that rose to a head in 2013/14, when the Euromaidan revolution turned the country towards the West. This was followed by Russia's annexation of Crimea and war in Donbass, which led the EU to impose sanctions on Russia and severely deteriorated their relations. Russia is using its influence as an energy power, which Ukraine is heavily dependent upon. Ukraine is part of the European Neighborhood Policy and an even deeper relationship with the EU has followed with the signing of an Association Agreement, which is reducing Ukraine’s dependence on Russia and represents a unique opportunity to fight corruption. In this master's thesis, based on the analysis of literature, I present the possibilities and opportunities for Ukraine to overcome the buffer state position.

• Keywords: Ukraine, Russo-Ukranian war, European Neighbourhood policy, corruption, sanctions.