THE ROLE OF MEDIATION IN THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINE CONFLICT
Abstract
ThisstudyinterrogatestheRoleofMediationintheRussianUkraineConflict.Descriptiveresearchwasadoptedforthestudy.Datawerecollectedfromsecondaryso
urcesandanalyzedwithqualitativemethodandcontentanalysis.ThisstudyfindsoutthatthereasonforRu
ssia’sinvasioninUkrainewasbasicallytoavoidfurtherinfluenceofthewestintheirborders,asUkraines
eekingmembershipwithNATOwouldleadtothelatter,whichishavingUSdangerouslyclose,additionall
y,thecauseforUkraineagitatingtojointhewestwastofinallygetoffthestrongholdofRussia,evenasanind
ependentstateRussiastilldominatestheregionastheyhastriedtoannexregionsinUkraineinthepast,lik
ethecaseofinvasionofCrimeain2014.Furthermorethisstudyfindsoutthatmostcountriesoftheworldar
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einsupportofUkraineandagainsttheaggressorRussia,asmemberstatesininfluentialinternationalorg
anizationstheyhaveimposedsanctions,helddiplomaticmeetingsandgivenaidstoUkraine,inthiscaseU
N,EUandNATO.Thisongoingconflicthasthereforedeeplyaffectedareasoftheglobaleconomy,whichh
asalsoledtostarvationandinflationofcertaingoods,alsoleadingtoglobalinsecurityinmajorlydevelopi
ngcountriesintheworld.AlthoughbothcountriesRussiaandUkrainearestillonoffensiveandcounteroff
ensive,UStakingadvantageofthesituationtoweakenRussianeconomyfavoroftheirownnationalintere
st.ThisstudyamongotherrecommendationssuggestthatUkraine’swesternalliesshouldatleastattempt
arapprochementwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutin,workoutahumanitarianceasefireinbothstates
toachieveafrozenconflictastheconditionalpeacebecauseresolvingtheconflictrequireslong
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