UKRAINIAN POLICY OF ENERGY SUPPLIES’ DIVERSIFICATION

Abstract

The search for the new sources of energy to secure energy security is one of the most important objectives of state policy in the 21st century. Ukraine, as a state created after the collapse of the Soviet Union, suffers from a problem of addiction to energy supplies from a single source, the Russian Federation. The projects to diversify Ukraine’s energy resources are reasonable attempt to mitigate Russia’s infl uence on state policy.