De la neîncredere şi teamă la cooperare şi parteneriat. România şi Ucraina după Euromaidan şi anexarea Crimeei de către Rusia
From lack of trust and mutual fear to co-operation and partnership. Romania and Ukraine after the Euro-Maidan and the annexation of Crimea by Russia

Summary/Abstract: The political relations between Romania and Ukraine after Ukrainian independence in 1991 were difficult to establish and keep in a positive shape because of the lack of trust and collective negative images that the tow nations had on each other. In spite of Ukraine owning some territories which were inherited from USSR and previously forcedly taken by Moscow from inter-war Romania, our country recognized the existing borders and only “fought” against Ukraine for the Serpent Island continental shelf’s waters and resources, before the International Court of Justice. The insufficient protection of the Romanian minority’s rights by Ukraine also hindered the good neighborly relations, together with the contentious “Bystroye canal” affair. Now, in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and NATO-EU actions to counter Russian illegal military activities, Bucharest and Kyiv have a historic opportunity to develop closer and friendlier relations.

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