نظرية المجال الحيوي كمحدد لسياسة روسيا الخارجية تجاه أوكرانيا : فترة حكم الرئيس بوتين

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Objective: This research paper aims to address the Russian foreign policy towards Ukraine based on the theory of lebensraum theory, which considers the state as a living organism that grows and expands with the breadth of interests and goals.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the disintegration of its states, the Russian Federation was ent from the international arena for an entire decade, as a result of its self-indulgence and its arrangement of its internal affairs.

This allowed the United States of America to consolidate its influence and entice many former Soviet republics to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Methods: The premise that "Russia's foreign policy toward Ukraine is based on the principle of controlling the immediate neighborhood to secure the Russian vital space" was relied upon, in addition to employing the "case study method".

Results: the coming to power of Vladimir Putin in 1999 contributed to his revision of his country's foreign policy by focusing on the vital sphere and restoring Russia's international position, which prompted him to pay attention to Ukraine due to its geopolitical location and its centrality to the West and Russia together.

Conclusion: what explains the step of the.

Russian invasion of Ukraine is President Putin's quest to control the Russian-speaking eastern and southern Ukrainian regions