Ua geopolitics febr 2
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Ukraine’s geopolitical position (through the eyes of neighbours)
Zbigniew Brzezinski:
“without Ukraine, Russia ceases to be an empire, but with Ukraine suborned and then subordinated, Russia automatically becomes an empire.”
Why Ukraine is important for Russian politicians
Big territory between East and West 45 mln people High economical potential Historical cradle of several Slavonic states
and Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe
Why Ukraine?
Europe’s second biggest country by territory
UA: 603,550 sq. kmSweden: 450,295 sq. kmFrance: 551,500 sq. km
44.5 mln (5th largest country in Europe) Predominantly Christians
Population
Population of the former USSR
Russia
Ukraine
All the rest 13 republics
2012
agriculture: 9.5%industry: 31.4% services: 59.1%
Ukraine’s economy
Heavy industries, metal ore and coal mining, chemicals, electric power generation, etc
Machinery and transport equipment Food processing, etc.
Industry
Services
“Bread basket” of Europe 25% of Earth’s black soil
Agriculture
Historical importance