Zależność gospodarki Ukrainy od stanu relacji energetycznych z Federacją Rosyjską
Dependence of the Ukrainian economy on the state of energy relations with the Russian Federation

Author(s): Tomasz Motowidlak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, National Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: the economy of Ukraine; energy of Ukraine; relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in the energy sector
Summary/Abstract: The state of energy relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation is of great importance for the economy of Ukraine. This significance results not only from the clear asymmetry of these relations in favor of the Russian Federation (RF), but also from its treatment of RF as an instrument of pressure to pursue its economic and political interests in Ukraine.The book presents the sensitivity of the key parameters of the Ukrainian economy, i.e. gross domestic product, balance of payments, trade balance, state of the budget and the amount of debt, to energy factors. The place of the energy sector in the Ukrainian economy was determined and its main internal problems were indicated.The main instruments of the energy pressure of the RF on the Ukrainian economy were identified, including causing crises in the energy and economy of Ukraine, strengthening Ukraine's dependence on supplies of energy resources and fuels from the RF, limiting the role of Ukraine as a gas transit country and promoting destabilization of the energy and economy of Ukraine.The content of the book includes a presentation of the main activities undertaken by Ukraine in order to limit the scope and effects of the use of energy pressure instruments by the RF. These activities include activities of a national nature (e.g. efforts to increase domestic gas production), national-international activities (e.g. efforts to integrate the electricity system with the European system), and international activities (e.g. using the jurisprudence of international arbitration bodies).In conclusion, an assessment of the changes in the period 2010-2020 of the effectiveness of the instruments of energy influence of the RF and of Ukraine's activities aimed at reducing the scope and effects of their application.

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