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Crisis and EU foreign policy / Policy Brief

'Donetsk rules' and the looming crisis with Ukraine

14/11/2011 By Balázs Jarábik

2012 is supposed to be the ‘Year of Europe’ in Ukraine. The country is expected to sign an Association Agreement with the EU which would place it firmly in the European orbit. But after the Tymoshenko trial, 2012 seems set to be a ‘Year of Conflict’ with the EU.

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Keywords

Democracy Democratic reform Eastern Partnership (EaP) Economic crisis European Union Ukraine

Bio author: Balázs Jarábik

Belarus. Ukraine. Russia. Caucasus. Central Asia. Eurasia. Commonwealth of Independent States.Democracy promotion.