An Exploration of the 2013-2014 Ukrainian Crisis and its Presidential-Parliamentary Election

Cheng-Chi Kuang ； Jenn-Jaw Soong

《Tamkang Journal of International Affairs》 19卷3期 (2016/01) Pp. 73-124

https://doi.org/10.6185/TJIA.V.19.N3.P73P124

並列摘要

Since the dissolution of Soviet Union and the independence of Ukraine, people did not have a consistent view over the future development of the country. At domestic level, the pro-European and pro-Russian people were in diametric opposition, while at the international level, the Western countries were in diplomatic wrestling together with the struggling of the Eastern separatists. It was actually a demonstration protesting against the government for suspending the talk with the European Union, but later it turned into the Crimean status referendum to separate from Ukraine and to join the Russian Federation. Yanukovych did meet the opposition's requirements at that moment, yet he was later ousted by the Congress. For a long time, Ukraine has been in the middle of the two giants, Russia and the European Union, resulting in the Eastern ＂pro-Russian＂ part and Western ＂pro-European＂ part. To avoid political division and to keep a stable operation of the democracy, it is not enough to depend on the domestic political system as it cannot effectively solve the problem. Although the Euromaidan movement brought a new political and civic reality to Ukraine, the country's path toward a robust democracy will not be short or easy.

並列關鍵字

Euromaidan Movement ； pro-European ； pro-Russian ； Crimea ； Russia ； European Union

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