UKRAINIAN RUSSIAN WAR AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE COMMUNITARIAN SPACE

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present an analysis of the Russian influence on the European Union, which started with the war in Crimea, continued with its annexation and will probably finish with Russian intervention in Syrian war. The world geopolitics is changing and with this article, the acquis communautaire should change also in order to adjust to XXI century, where Russia wants to be heard and the European people needs Russian oil and gas to survive the cold winters. The author presents a succinct evolution of Russian – Ukrainian relationships from 1654 until nowadays and following with the Ukrainian crisis and the response of the European community. The discussion can be extrapolated if we consider the Syrian intervention; however this is part of the author’s yet unpublished work. The purpose is to show from where it all started and why it started because if we know our history, we can predict our European future.