Does Zelenskyy have a strategy for managing the Donbas conflict?
Does Zelenskyy have a strategy for managing the Donbas conflict?
Author(s): Hanna ShelestSubject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Political behavior, Political Essay, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Donbas conflict; Kremlin; Peace and conflict; Security; Ukraine and Russia relations; Volodymyr Zelenskyy;
Summary/Abstract: An attack initiated by representatives of the breakaway territories near Zolote, a town in the Luhansk Oblast, in the early morning of February 18th of this year could dramatically change President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team’s conflict perception. What has been announced as the biggest separatist offense since 2018 naturally clashes with the pacifistic and human-oriented approach of Kyiv’s new leader. But further developments and statements have shown that we can expect no real change in either rhetoric or tactics.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 03 (41)
- Page Range: 14-19
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
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