The European Union and the Russian-Ukrainian WarA Study in the Political and Economic Fildes

Abstract

        The research attempts to explain the position and policy of the EU countries ‎towards the Russian-Ukrainian war, in the political and economic fields, and to ‎identify, through it, the nature and type of sanctions imposed by the EU on ‎Russia as a result of its declaration of war on Ukraine, and at the same time ‎to identify the nature and aspects of support and assistance received by Ukraine ‎from the EU countries. The research included three axes: the first one the European Union’s relations with ‎Russia and Ukraine. The second was about was concerned with the sanctions imposed by the ‎European Union on Russia due to its invasion of Ukrainian territory. The third. Finally, the ‎fourth axis was about the European Union’s support for Ukraine in the political, ‎economic, and humanitarian fields‎. The research concluded that the Russian-Ukrainian war affected the two ‎countries a lot in all aspects. Despite the many, varied, and severe sanctions ‎imposed by the European Union on Russia to weaken it and force it to end the ‎war, this did not discourage Russia's determination and ability to continue ‎the war and achieve its goals in Ukraine. On the other hand, ‎the latter, thanks to the great support of the European Union, proved its ability ‎to confront the Russian military power, capability, and machine; In addition to its ‎determination to achieve its goals and liberate its territory‏.