Power & Borders- challenges to sovereignty: Ukraine

Question 1

causes

Answer 1

russian speaking E and ukranian speaking W, btw russia and europe geographically, 17.3% ethnic russians and 77.8% ukranian, difficulties in building national identity

Question 2

recent events challenging state sovereignty

Answer 2

2013 civil unrest, invasion and annexation of Crimea 2014, pro-Russian military conflict in E ukraine

Question 3

challenges to government

Answer 3

developing fair election system, stronger judicial system, improve health and edu, human rights issues for internally displaced ppl (IDP), reduce Russian energy dependency, restore economic confidence w/ treasury involvement

Question 4

impacts on people

Answer 4

1.47M from Lugansk and Donetsk are IDPs and 600K to Russia when residential areas under fire. Evacuees have poor shelter condition, no income, bad healthcare so more vulnerable. 7K deaths and 14K injured, 300 ppl shot down in civilian aircraft. Debaltseve town bombed

Question 5

impacts on places

Answer 5

fighting in Donetsk airport, Kromatorsk Ukr military HQ rocketed. Donbass industrial & residential area lost power, gas and water supply. industrial plants like Zasyodko mine damaged. forests burning

Question 6

impacts on other countries

Answer 6

economic sanctions by EU and USA led to higher prices and drop rouble value in Russia, NATO increased strength in vulnerable Soviet states of Baltic