Academic Scientific JournalsThe re-emergence of the Ukraine crisis and role of the European Union in the de-escalation of conflicts
Keywords:
Ukraine Crisis, European Union, Russia, NATO, Conflict ManagementAbstract
Once again, the Ukrainian crisis has re-emerged after the Belarus-Russia joint defence exercise near the eastern border around October/November 2021. In December 2021, almost 100,000 troops were sent by Russia towards the Ukrainian borders. In this context, the article explores all the possible dimensions of the current crisis and the responses of Kyiv. Moreover, it also assesses the role of the European Union in the empirical setback of Ukraine. To validate the arguments, the study incorporates qualitative content and discourse analysis in order to phenomenological evaluation of the speeches by governmental and European officials. The latest findings suggest that there was an ongoing dialogue between the Western alliance and Russia to escalate tensions. Moscow had shown that they don’t have any intention to attack on Ukraine if the Russian interests are recently compromised. Then, there would be serious consequences.
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