Participation of Ukraine in EU «Eastern Partnership» Program and Position of Russia

The article deals with the problem of Ukraine participation in the «Eastern Partnership» program of the EU. The author considers such conceptual and practical issues as: compliance of the goals of Ukraine’s participation with its national interests; to what extent this program responds to the challenges which the EU faces in the context of ensuring security in Europe; whether through such projects as «the Eastern partnership» the EU policy of the cooperation intensification with the former Soviet republics causes the formation of new dividing lines in Europe.

Eastern partnership, European Union, Ukraine, Russia, national interests, European security, European integration, foreign policy, international relations