Криза європейської системи безпеки 2014 р. та її вплив на українсько-австрійські відносини

The paper deals with the crisis of European security system in 2014 and its impact on Ukrainian-Austrian relations. After Ukraine's independence Ukrainian-Austrian relations were not as successful as a closer partnership between Russia and the Republic of Austria. This publication argues that a neutral Austria, considering the brutality of violations of international law by Russia, brought its policy towards the Russian Federation into line with the sanctions regime imposed by the European Union. The author notes that the international legal aspect of Russia's violation of norms and principles of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) regarding Ukraine became the impetus for revision of special Austrian-Russian relations, traditionally based on principles "business first of all" and "friendship with all". Austria supported the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.