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The conflict follows 23 years after the first
Cold War ended, which was fought between the United States and the
Soviet Union and took place over much of the
20th century, finally ending in December 1991 following the
collapse of the Soviet Union.[2][3][4] These tensions have gradually escalated over the course of the 2010s, and by August 2014, relations between the United States, European Union, and Russia were claimed to have deteriorated to a point "beyond repair,"[5] with Russia attempting to counterbalance the West through the creation of a new
trading bloc of former Soviet states.[6] Similar to the first Cold War, the crisis has revived the notion of the
proxy war, most notably in
Syria and in
Donbass.
Although not strictly the beginning of the crisis, use of the term "Cold War II" and speculation over its appropriateness grew as tensions between Russia and the West escalated through the
2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the Russian involvement in the
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the downing of
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, an action for which
pro-Russian separatists were held responsible. By August 2014, both sides had implemented economic, financial, and diplomatic sanctions upon each other. Russia is temporarily suspended from the
G8 following their
annexation of the Crimean peninsula in March.[7] As such, the G8 summit originally planned to take place in Sochi, Russia earlier in June was cancelled; instead, an alternative
G7 summit was held in Brussels, Belgium, courtesy of the European Union.
Origins
While there does not exist a precise date from when the Second Cold War emerged, its origins may be traced to the aftermath of the First Cold War. Following the
Dissolution of the Soviet Union and the resignation of
Mikhail Gorbachev on December 25, 1991, the Russian Federation rapidly entered a period of deep decline due to the sudden restructuring of the
Russian economy. With the aim of transforming Russia from a
control economy to a
free market, on January 2, 1992, President
Boris Yeltsin introduced a series of radical economic reforms, referred to as
economic shock therapy, which included massive cuts to state spending and privatization of infrastructure. The early chaos of the new democratic era in Russia reached a climax on September 21, 1993 as President
Boris Yeltsin's reforms (unofficially known as economic shock therapy) continued to be opposed by the legislative branch of the Russian government, the
Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation. Following the rejection of proposed amendments to the
Russian constitution, representatives of the Supreme Soviet and their supporters blockaded themselves inside the
Russian White House, the parliament of Russia.
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The conflict follows 23 years after the first
Cold War ended, which was fought between the United States and the
Soviet Union and took place over much of the
20th century, finally ending in December 1991 following the
collapse of the Soviet Union.[2][3][4] These tensions have gradually escalated over the course of the 2010s, and by August 2014, relations between the United States, European Union, and Russia were claimed to have deteriorated to a point "beyond repair,"[5] with Russia attempting to counterbalance the West through the creation of a new
trading bloc of former Soviet states.[6] Similar to the first Cold War, the crisis has revived the notion of the
proxy war, most notably in
Syria and in
Donbass.
Although not strictly the beginning of the crisis, use of the term "Cold War II" and speculation over its appropriateness grew as tensions between Russia and the West escalated through the
2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine, the Russian involvement in the
2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine and the downing of
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, an action for which
pro-Russian separatists were held responsible. By August 2014, both sides had implemented economic, financial, and diplomatic sanctions upon each other. Russia is temporarily suspended from the
G8 following their
annexation of the Crimean peninsula in March.[7] As such, the G8 summit originally planned to take place in Sochi, Russia earlier in June was cancelled; instead, an alternative
G7 summit was held in Brussels, Belgium, courtesy of the European Union.
Origins
While there does not exist a precise date from when the Second Cold War emerged, its origins may be traced to the aftermath of the First Cold War. Following the
Dissolution of the Soviet Union and the resignation of
Mikhail Gorbachev on December 25, 1991, the Russian Federation rapidly entered a period of deep decline due to the sudden restructuring of the
Russian economy. With the aim of transforming Russia from a
control economy to a
free market, on January 2, 1992, President
Boris Yeltsin introduced a series of radical economic reforms, referred to as
economic shock therapy, which included massive cuts to state spending and privatization of infrastructure. The early chaos of the new democratic era in Russia reached a climax on September 21, 1993 as President
Boris Yeltsin's reforms (unofficially known as economic shock therapy) continued to be opposed by the legislative branch of the Russian government, the
Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation. Following the rejection of proposed amendments to the
Russian constitution, representatives of the Supreme Soviet and their supporters blockaded themselves inside the
Russian White House, the parliament of Russia.