WHY DID RUSSIA ATTACK UKRAINE?
WHY DID RUSSIA ATTACK UKRAINE?
Author(s): Holger Mölder, Vladimir SazonovSubject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Kaitseväe Akadeemia (KVA)
Keywords: Russia; Ukraine; Conflict studies; War; EuroMaidan; Geostrategic positions;
Summary/Abstract: Why Ukraine? Why did Russia start a war against Ukraine? Why does Russia need Ukraine? These questions are still fundamental to understanding the nature of the military conflict, which broke out in early 2014. Russia’s antagonism towards Ukrainian statehood is manifested in operations against Ukraine’s security and military domains, and started in a latent fashion after Ukraine became independent in 1991.
Journal: EMA OCCASIONAL PAPERS (until May 2019: ENDC OCCASIONAL PAPERS)
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 28-33
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English