TY - BOOK ID - 7262041 TI - Ukraine between the EU and Russia: the integration challenge AU - Dragneva, Rilka AU - Wolczuk, Kataryna PY - 2015 SN - 9781137516251 1137516267 1137516275 1137516259 PB - Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan DB - UniCat KW - Ukraine KW - European Union countries KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Foreign relations KW - History KW - Politics and government KW - Relations KW - Ukraine - Foreign relations - 1991 KW - -Ukraine - Foreign relations - European Union countries KW - European Union countries - Foreign relations - Ukraine KW - Ukraine - Foreign relations - Russia (Federation) KW - Russia (Federation) - Foreign relations - Ukraine UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7262041 AB - "The Ukrainian crisis presented the gravest threat to peace and stability in Europe since the Second World War. The crisis attracted much international attention, yet little is known about how and why the EU and Russia ended up 'competing' over Ukraine. The authors unravel the deeper origins of the crisis by adopting a long-term perspective to the 'integration offers' presented to Ukraine by Russia and the EU and the choices made by Ukraine's leaders. They analyse these choices showing the key role of Ukraine's political regime in interpreting and balancing between the offers made to Ukraine. The book provides a succinct and accessible study of the complex background and multiple dimensions of the crisis, while also dispelling prevailing oversimplifications and misinterpretations. It explores the key implications of the crisis for Ukraine's interactions with the EU and Russia"-- ER -