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
7 - From Revolution to War, 2013–2015
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2023
- 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
The delay of the Association Agreement spurred protests, and violent repression caused them to grow. Yanukovych’s ouster outraged Putin, who again saw a revolution thwart Russia’s position in Ukraine. He saw an irresistible opportunity to respond. Seizing Crimea regained a territory Russia had always wanted; it showed that Russia could defy the West; it boosted Putin’s domestic popularity; and it hamstrung Ukraine’s new government. The conflict then spread to eastern Ukraine, where the shooting down of a passenger aircraft dramatically increased international outrage at Russia’s actions. The West enacted sanctions, while the conflict itself stabilized territorially in the February 2015 Minsk-2 agreement.
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- Ukraine and RussiaFrom Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War, pp. 204 - 242Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023