Skriba, A. S. Prospects of Balancing in the Ukrainian Foreign Policy under Conditions of Approximation of Regional Integration Unions

Abstract: The article is devoted to foreign policy of the Ukraine aimed at retaining the non-aligned status between the European Union and Russia. Despite declared interest in European integration, actual behavior of the Ukraine in the 1990’s – 2000’s is a classical example of balancing between two regional leaders for the purpose of retaining sovereignty and internal power. Nevertheless, the research showed that further efficiency of such policy is not that certain. With the active Eurasian integration in the picture, the Ukraine has to chose between the two integration directions. It is proved that the country is in a difficult situation because all foreign policy decisions as well as refuse from integration will be accompanied with certain losses and expenses which can shake the stability of the present government. Under these conditions, the main goal of Russia and European Union is to develop a policy aimed at long-term involvement of the Ukraine into integration through performing a number of integration conditions.

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