Crisis in Relations between Russia and Ukraine and its Impact on Cross-Border Cooperation

Abstract

The Article is devoted to the impact of the crisis in relations between the two countries on the interaction between their border areas, the economy and the social sphere of the Russian border. The author briefly analyzes the prerequisites that led to an acute political conflict between the two States and gives an overview of the historical and ethno-cultural features of the development of the border regions of Russia and Ukraine. Then the specifics of the neighborhood and socio-economic gradients between the neighboring territories of the two countries are considered.