Interaction between Political Institutions of Ukraine and the Visegrad Four in the Years of Full-Scale War
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https://doi.org/10.31861/5e5xcp50Keywords:
Visegrad Group, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, European Union, NATO, political institutions, political process, full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, European integrationAbstract
The authors investigated the interaction of political institutions of Ukraine and the Visegrad countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary) during the years of the full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war. The article uses a significant array of domestic and foreign sources. The research is based on neo-institutional, systemic and comparative methodological approaches, methods of analysis, synthesis, logical-experimental, sociological, etc.
It is proven that the interaction between Ukraine and the V4 countries changed during the Russian-Ukrainian war, became ambiguous. The authors emphasize, that the V4 ceases to be the only regional actor and is transformed into a platform for situational cooperation. Each of the Visegrad countries is developing its own relations with Ukraine. Poland and the Czech Republic are helping Ukrainians in the fight against the enemy, Slovakia demonstrates the variability of positions, and Hungary has formed a model of "limited interaction", in which assistance to Ukraine was partially provided outside the framework of intergovernmental political decisions. It is strategically important for Ukraine to deepen bilateral cooperation with Poland and the Czech Republic, support institutional channels of cooperation with Slovakia and minimize the destructive influence of the Hungarian factor through activities within the institutions of the European Union.
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