The U.S.’s and Russia’s Roles in Ukraine Crisis
The U.S.’s and Russia’s Roles in Ukraine Crisis Introduction:Ukraine crisis is continuously hitting the headline over theses several months.It is more than a battle between Ukraine army and eastern rebels,but a war between Russia and the U.S. and many other countries worldwide concerned.In my research paper,I fristly introduce the current situation in Ukraine,secondly the U.S.’s effort to boost the U.S. military presence across Europe to support NATO allies,thirdly the measures taken by Russian president Putin to rival the sanctions,finally an analysis of assumptions of the second cold war.
Ukraine's economy is plunging; its currency has lost 30 percent of its value this year; and commerce with the country's largest trading partner, Russia, is fraying. Moscow has threatened to turn off the gas next week without a substantial down payment on the $2.5 billion it claims Ukraine owes for past supplies, a move that could shut down much of Ukraine's industry.All of them form a big headache to the new elected president Poroshenko.But most of all, Poroshenko urgently needs to find a way to convince eastern Ukrainians, trapped between armed separatists and Ukrainian army, that he can offer a way to national unity that undercuts the rebels by speaking to their concerns. Even as Poroshenko gave his first press conference as leader on Monday, violence in the eastern region of Donetsk was spiking to unprecedented levels, with casualties by many accounts now running into the hundreds.
Fighting is continuing, with dead and wounded on both sides. The Kiev government says the fighting is fomented by Moscow, which opposes its pro-Western course. Kiev also accuses Russia of letting volunteer fighters cross into Ukraine to fight alongside the rebels. Moscow denies this and is urging Ukraine to end military operations and open dialogue with the separatists.
The dispute in eastern Ukraine is difficult to end.It is more than a battle between
Ukraine's economy is plunging; its currency has lost 30 percent of its value this year; and commerce with the country's largest trading partner, Russia, is fraying. Moscow has threatened to turn off the gas next week without a substantial down payment on the $2.5 billion it claims Ukraine owes for past supplies, a move that could shut down much of Ukraine's industry.All of them form a big headache to the new elected president Poroshenko.But most of all, Poroshenko urgently needs to find a way to convince eastern Ukrainians, trapped between armed separatists and Ukrainian army, that he can offer a way to national unity that undercuts the rebels by speaking to their concerns. Even as Poroshenko gave his first press conference as leader on Monday, violence in the eastern region of Donetsk was spiking to unprecedented levels, with casualties by many accounts now running into the hundreds.
Fighting is continuing, with dead and wounded on both sides. The Kiev government says the fighting is fomented by Moscow, which opposes its pro-Western course. Kiev also accuses Russia of letting volunteer fighters cross into Ukraine to fight alongside the rebels. Moscow denies this and is urging Ukraine to end military operations and open dialogue with the separatists.
The dispute in eastern Ukraine is difficult to end.It is more than a battle between