UKRAINE AND THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY: CAN THE EU HELP THE ORANGE REVOLUTION BEAR FRUIT?

INTERNATIONAL relations; FOREIGN relations of the European Union; UKRAINIAN foreign relations, 1991-; UKRAINIAN Revolution, 2004; DEMOCRATIZATION; NEW democracies

The article explores the relations between the European Union in relation to the efforts by the European Union to help Ukraine consolidate its democratic revolution in 2004. The author argues that Ukraine was treated almost as in international pariah before the proclamation of the European Neighborhood Policy because of its possession of Soviet-era nuclear weapons. He also claims that in order to enhance the democratization of Ukraine, the European Union needs to adopt a more aggressive posture in promoting democracy.