Geopolitics and the Ukraine Conflict: An Analysis of European Union –Russia Relations

On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, which is considered as one of the worst armed conflict in Europeanhistory. The international community views it as a geopolitical rivalry between the European Union and Russia.Furthermore, there has always been tension between Russia and the EU in the context of collaboration anddisagreement. The security dynamics with the EU have clearly changed under Putin’s direction, with Russiaconsistently favouring bilateral connections with individual nations over those with the EU as a whole. Followingthe commencement of this invasion, Ukraine has seen uprisings in the country’s southeast and east, a loss of landthat claimed many lives, and a contraction of its economy. In summary, the geopolitical rivalry between Russia andthe EU has presented a significant risk to the whole Eurasian continent. The purpose of the present paper is toexamine Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. The historical context of ties between Russia and the EU, their policies,and their effects on the global order, as well as the involvement of outside forces in Ukraine, NATO expansionpolicy, and the Eastern Partnership (EaP), will all be discussed in this paper.