RUSSIA’S ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN SLOVAKIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONTINUING CRISIS IN UKRAINE
RUSSIA’S ECONOMIC INTERESTS IN SLOVAKIA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONTINUING CRISIS IN UKRAINE

Author(s): Miroslav Mareš, Tomáš Bělonožník
Subject(s): Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Political economy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Russia; Slovakia; European Union; nuclear power plants; broad-gauge railway;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to evaluate and predict the impact of the Ukraine crisis on Russian economic interests in Slovakia. It argues thatthe crisis has caused a profound change of the discourse that frames EU-Russian relations. The shift from the rhetoric of integration and partnership towards the securitisation of mutual relations could have significant implications for Russian economic interests in the European Union. Over a long period, the Slovak government of Robert Fico has been successfully working on the “reactivation” of friendly relations with Russia. However, we believe that even Slovakia could be influenced by the strategic shift in discourse towards Russia that occurred at the EU level.

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