The breaking points of Russian foreign policy

Russian foreign policy has two main breaking points. Two important cases in the international system have altered its foreign policy fundamentally. First one is NATO’s military intervention in Kosovo and the second one is the 2014 Ukraine crisis. These two breaking points made Russian foreign policy more aggressive in its relations with neighbours and in its attitude towards the international norms. NATO’s military interventions in ex-Yugoslavian countries but also interference of the Western countries in Ukraine crisis undermined Russian attempts to position itself as a great power in the international system. This paper will provide an in-depth analysis on how Russian military doctrines, its leaders declarations but also its relations with Western countries have changed after NATO’s intervention in Kosovo and the crisis in Ukraine. The paper argues that the interventions of the Western countries in the area, that was in the past considered within Russia\u27s natural borders , has changed Russian foreign policy and its position in the international system