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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Ukraine → Russia

This score represents Ukraine's relationship toward Russia. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

UKR → RUS-100Hostile / conflict95% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
RUS → UKR-100Hostile / conflictSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security-100

3 documented factors produce the -100 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -70Continuing armed conflict in eastern Ukraine
    Baseline rule · 2015

    UN human-rights monitoring documented ongoing hostilities and their civilian consequences throughout 2015.

  2. -50Full-scale invasion
    Active event · 2022

    The UN General Assembly identifies aggression against Ukraine and demands Russian withdrawal.

  3. -10War and territorial contest persist
    Active event · 2023

    Continuing sanctions and official records confirm that the active-war condition remains unresolved.

The displayed value is limited to the model’s −100 to +100 component range.

Diplomacy-100

2 documented factors produce the -100 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -50Ordinary relations displaced by conflict diplomacy
    Baseline rule · 2015

    International diplomacy centred on sanctions and Minsk implementation after Russia’s actions against Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

  2. -50Full-scale invasion
    Active event · 2022

    The UN General Assembly identifies aggression against Ukraine and demands Russian withdrawal.

Economic-95

5 documented factors produce the -95 economic assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -40Broad economic sanctions and trade disruption
    Baseline rule · 2015

    EU measures targeted finance, energy, defence and dual-use exchange in response to Russia’s destabilising role.

  2. +20Bilateral trade threshold
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.

  3. -45Full-scale invasion
    Active event · 2022

    The UN General Assembly identifies aggression against Ukraine and demands Russian withdrawal.

  4. -10War and territorial contest persist
    Active event · 2023

    Continuing sanctions and official records confirm that the active-war condition remains unresolved.

  5. -20Annual methodology 1.1 recalculation
    Annual recalculation · 2026

    The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.

Alignment-85

2 documented factors produce the -85 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -50Opposing positions on Ukraine’s territorial order
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The UN resolution reaffirming Ukraine’s borders captures the central strategic rupture between the two states.

  2. -35Full-scale invasion
    Active event · 2022

    The UN General Assembly identifies aggression against Ukraine and demands Russian withdrawal.

Disputes-100

3 documented factors produce the -100 disputes assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -80Attempted change to Crimea’s status rejected
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The General Assembly affirmed Ukraine’s territorial integrity and declared the Crimea referendum invalid.

  2. -50Full-scale invasion
    Active event · 2022

    The UN General Assembly identifies aggression against Ukraine and demands Russian withdrawal.

  3. -10War and territorial contest persist
    Active event · 2023

    Continuing sanctions and official records confirm that the active-war condition remains unresolved.

The displayed value is limited to the model’s −100 to +100 component range.

Societal-85

2 documented factors produce the -85 societal assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -40Civilian harm and displacement
    Baseline rule · 2015

    UN monitoring recorded conflict-related casualties, displacement and rights violations affecting communities across Ukraine.

  2. -45Full-scale invasion
    Active event · 2022

    The UN General Assembly identifies aggression against Ukraine and demands Russian withdrawal.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

-70 in 2015 → -100 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

-47

Full-scale invasion

The UN General Assembly identifies aggression against Ukraine and demands Russian withdrawal.

-6

War and territorial contest persist

Continuing sanctions and official records confirm that the active-war condition remains unresolved.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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