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  1. Russia's War Against Ukraine: Context, Causes, and Consequences

    Introduction. Russia's attack on Ukraine in February 2022 has sparked the largest military conflict in Europe since the Second World War. As of this writing, tens of thousands of people have lost their lives and millions have been forced to flee their homes.

  2. (PDF) The Russian-Ukrainian war: An explanatory essay through the

    This essay seeks to explains Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, along with the subsequent response made by western countries, through the lens of international relations theories.

  3. The Russo-Ukrainian War: A Strategic Assessment Two Years into the

    Introduction. The Russo-Ukrainian War is passing into its third year. ... Russia seeks to cause Ukraine's war effort to culminate by depleting Ukrainian materiel and manpower—both on hand and reserves. ... biggest resource inhibiting Ukraine from attaining its political-military objectives. 41 As Zaluzhnyi notes in a recent essay, Ukraine ...

  4. Russia's War in Ukraine: Identity, History, and Conflict

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine constitutes the biggest threat to peace and security in Europe since the end of the Cold War. On February 21, 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin gave a bizarre and at times unhinged speech laying out a long list of grievances as justification for the "special military operation" announced the following day. . While these grievances included the long ...

  5. Russo-Ukrainian War

    History Understanding the War On February 24, 2022, the world watched in horror as Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, inciting the largest war in Europe since World War II. In the months prior, Western intelligence had warned that the attack was imminent, amidst a concerning build-up of military force on Ukraine's borders.

  6. Ukraine: Conflict at the Crossroads of Europe and Russia

    Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has set alight the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II. A former Soviet republic, Ukraine had deep cultural, economic, and political ...

  7. Understanding Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

    Introduction. On February 24, 2022 Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. In times of crisis, balanced, in-depth analysis and trusted expertise is paramount. The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) remains committed in its mission to provide expert analysis to policy makers and the public on the most pressing foreign policy challenges.

  8. PDF Chapter 1 The Russo-Ukraine War: A Discursive Introduction

    The Russo-Ukraine War: A Discursive Introduction Introduction The USA-led Western Alliance, including NATO, the EU, and some non-EU coun-tries, is determined to support Ukraine in its war with Russia 'for as long as it takes'. Yet, there is no indication of what the end game of the war may be. This makes it

  9. The Russia-Ukraine conflict, explained

    The conflict is about the future of Ukraine. But Ukraine is also a larger stage for Russia to try to reassert its influence in Europe and the world, and for Putin to cement his legacy.These are no ...

  10. Russia's War Against Ukraine: The Whole Story on JSTOR

    PUTIN'S WAR?: AN INTRODUCTION. In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a fellow East Slav state with much shared history. Mark Edele, a world authority on the histo...

  11. Forum: The Russia-Ukraine War and Reactions from the Global South

    Introduction: The Russia-Ukraine War and Reactions from the Global South Vidya Nadkarni. The Russia-Ukraine war, which began on 22 February 2022, has turned into a prolonged conflict with no clear end in sight. ... State and War, we investigate in this essay systemic, state/society, and individual-level factors, beginning with the ...

  12. Lessons from Ukraine

    Introduction. Constanze Stelzenmüller. At the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, much Western commentary features a mixture of relief and self ...

  13. Introduction: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    As shown by Noah Krasman, in building its parallel claims to victimhood and suffering, the Russian side turned to a safe and deep well of suffering: World War Two. In the midst of the war in Ukraine, in October 2022, a St. Petersburg court decided that the Siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1944 was an act of genocide committed by the German ...

  14. Introduction: War and Memory in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus

    Abstract. This introductory essay begins with a discussion of World War II memory in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, in light of the recent and ongoing war in Ukraine. It outlines the main contours of the interplay between "memory wars" and real war, and the important "post-Crimean" qualitative shift in local memory cultures in this ...

  15. My Ukraine: A personal reflection on a nation's dream of ...

    In 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin seized Crimea, fomenting conflict in eastern Ukraine. In this Brookings Essay, Chrystia Freeland details Ukraine's efforts to maintain its sovereignty.

  16. PDF Russian War Against Ukraine Lessons Learned Curriculum Guide

    war's character reduces to "who fights" (social com-position of armed forces) "how they fight" (weaponry and techniques) and "why" (motivations and objec-tives). The lesson serves as an introduction to a suite of other lessons which examine critical aspects of Russia's war against Ukraine in greater detail (e.g., Ukrainian

  17. Russia's War in Ukraine: Insights from RAND

    Russia's War Aims in Ukraine. Russia's leadership has not told the public or the troops in clear terms what it is trying to achieve in Ukraine, its most consequential use of force abroad in several generations. This contradicts a core tenet of Russian strategy, the necessity to link political goals and military action. Aug 13, 2024

  18. Russia's war in Ukraine, explained

    Russia's war in Ukraine, explained. Putin's invasion in February began Europe's first major war in decades. by Jen Kirby and Jonathan Guyer. Updated Mar 6, 2022, 7:20 AM PST. A woman flees ...

  19. Conclusion: Ukraine, Russia, and the West ‒ from Cold War to Cold War

    Ukraine and Russia - October 2019. Russia's incursions into Ukraine shattered any remaining illusions about order in post-Cold War Europe, leaving Ukraine and the West struggling to respond while Russia reveled in its fait accompli and started to come to grips with its isolation.

  20. How to Write War Essay: Step-By-Step Guide

    When choosing a topic for an essay about war, it is best to begin with the most well-known conflicts because they are thoroughly recorded. These can include the Cold War or World War II. You might also choose current wars, such as the Syrian Civil War or the Russia and Ukraine war.

  21. Six Ways the War in Ukraine Changed the World

    Here are some of the consequences. A year of war in Ukraine has reshaped the world in ways few had predicted. Far beyond the front lines, the ripple effects of Russia's invasion have reordered ...

  22. Background

    On February 24, 2022, the world watched in horror as Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, inciting the largest war in Europe since World War II. In the months prior, Western intelligence had warned that the attack was imminent, amidst a concerning build-up of military force on Ukraine's borders. The intelligence was correct: Putin...

  23. Russian-Ukraine war News, Research and Analysis

    A rescuer tends to a child at the site of Okhmatdyt children's hospital hit by Russian missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 8, 2024. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) July 16, 2024