Economic Dependence – Key Factor in the Interstate Relations between Russia and Eastern Partnership’s Countries

At global level, interstate relations are governed by increasing trends of dependence. The economic dependence is one of the key factors which shapes the interstate socio-political interactions. Given the complexity and variety of relations between Russia and Eastern Partnership’s countries, there are academic debates which starts from the concept of economic dependence that characterizes this relationship. In this study we have tried to achive a comprehensive analysis of the economic dependence that governs this relationship, considering, the european aspirations of Eastern Partnership's countries. In order to accomplish our goal, we will focus on answering the following questions by analysing the economical and political behavior of the actors: Are the Eastern Partnership’s countries vulnerable politically, due to their historical economic dependence on Russia? Russia's domination in the region relies on maintaining this economic dependence relationship? How this economic dependence influences the european route, of the countries, involved in Eastern Partnership?