From the start of the Ukraine crisis, the western powers have devoted to upholding the principals of neoliberalism. ... When looking at the Ukraine crisis it can be seen that the Western Powers, aka the United States and the EU, are exercising a liberal foreign policy. ... This was a direct challenge to the liberal ideas that the Western Powers upheld and wished to push onto Ukraine. ... Russia knew that if Ukraine fell to the Western powers by joining the interstate coalition, the West would be in Russia's backyard, which threatens their security. ... If the Western powers adopted a r...

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