Abstract
The Factors Determining the Ukrainian Foreign Policy
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine appeared for the first rune as an independent state and as a result of this, tried to forge for itself a foreign policy. White trying to build an independent policy, Ukraine had take into consideration especially Russia, because of historic, geographical and economic reasons. When Ukraine tried to reduce Russia's influence over Ukraine, it tried to align its policies with the policies of countries or organizations perceived as alternatives to Russia. In this context, relations with organizations like NATO or the European Union, or the states like the USA had great importance for Ukraine who also tried to get closer with ancient soviet republics willing to stay away from Russia for almost the same reasons. But every tune Ukraine tried to distance itself from Russia, the latter had
Keywords
Ukraine, Russia, European Union, Ukraine's foreign policy.