“Frozen” Conflicts on the Territories of Countries Participating in “Eastern Partnership” As a Toll of Russian Influence in the Region

Abstract

The article analyzes the causes of ethno-political conflicts in post-Soviet countries, participating in “Eastern Partnership”. Using the method of historical analogies, the author concludes that the conflicts were inspired by the leadership of former Soviet Union to preserve the Union State. The authorities of Russian Federation, as successors to the USSR, are extremely interested in freezing them and escalating new ones, like the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin uses “frozen” and new conflicts as building tools for a new empire.