Cayla Smith-Cold War Legacy-Ukraine

Ukrainian Independence

Jan 26, 1918

NATO expansion and rising tensions

Apr 4, 1949

Still is going on to this day.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Period: Mar 11, 1985 to Aug 24, 1991

December 1991- Collapse of Soviet Union

Dec 25, 1991

Vladimir Putin

Period: May 7, 2000 to May 7, 2008

George W. Bush

Period: Jan 20, 2001 to Jan 20, 2009

Russo-Georgian War Begins

Aug 7, 2008

Russo-Georgian War Ends

Aug 16, 2008

Barack Obama

Period: Jan 20, 2009 to Jan 20, 2017

Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement Begins

Mar 30, 2012

Russian Annexation of Crimea Begins

Feb 1, 2014

I couldn't find the actual date, so putitng the 1 there was the closest I got.

Russian Annexation of Crimea Ends

Mar 1, 2015

I couldn't find the actual date, so putitng the 1 there was the closest I got.

Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement

Dec 11, 2015