Ukraine Crisis Impact on US-Russia Relations

US-Russia relations in recent years have hand many ups and downs. Their relations have been influenced by issues such as maintaining and expanding US influence in Russia outskirt, geopolitics of power transmission lines, the establishment of US and NATO missile defense system in East Europe, nuclear issue of Iran and North Korea and the developments in the Middle East and North Africa. Nevertheless, Ukraine crisis can be regarded as a turning point in the evolution of US-Russia relations, which is indicative of the culmination of geopolitical conflict and rivalry on both sides. Given that the international nature of Ukraine crisis produces profound outcomes on international relations, this article seeks to answer the fundamental question: "what is the effect of Ukraine crisis on US-Russia relations"?