РАТ У УКРАЈИНИ 2022-2023, КАО НАСТАВАК УКРАЈИНСКЕ КРИЗЕ, ЗАПОЧЕТЕ ЈОШ ФЕБРУАРА 2014

Abstract

The Ukrainian conflict is the largest armed conflict on the territory of Europe after World War II. This is not only a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but actually a wider conflict between the holders of the already conceived multipolar world order, represented by Russia, and the defenders of the past monopolar one, represented by America and NATO. In Ukraine itself, there is a conflict between the Russianspeaking population and on the other side the authorities installed after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. Long-lasting Ukrainian crisis then turned into an armed conflict. In fact, the first armed conflict within the Ukrainian crisis already took place during the period 2014- 2015, it had an intra-Ukrainian character and ended with the Minsk 2 Agreement. Sanctions against Russia, as well as parallel crises in Africa, the Far East, Transcaucasia, etc., show the complexity of the international situation. For now, the European Union is an ally of the USA and NATO in the view of the Ukrainian conflict and the introduction of sanctions against Russia. However, the economic damages suffered by the leading EU countries as a result of their involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, sanctions against Russia and various aid to Ukraine, and the reception of refugees, lead these societies to additional crises and social and political divisions. Hence, the ruling elites in the EU countries face the dissatisfaction of the population, especially its leading powers - Germany, France and Italy. China and to some extent other countries of the world, outside the so-called "collective West", generally prefer Russia in the confrontation with the USA, NATO and their allies. Key words: Russia; USA and NATO, "collective West", European Union, Ukraine, Ukrainian crisis, BRICS and SCO powers, multipolar world.