UKRAINE’S ROLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S EXPANSIONIST POLICY
UKRAINE’S ROLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION’S EXPANSIONIST POLICY
Author(s): Mirela AtanasiuSubject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: conflict; Russia; Crimea; imperialism; hegemony; nationalism;
Summary/Abstract: Recently, events have shown that the Russian Federation is taking increasingly rapid steps towards restoring its control and influence over the former Soviet Union countries, employing the full range of available instruments such as the economic, political, diplomatic imagological, and military ones. The brutal manner in which Russia annexed Crimea, an autonomous republic within Ukraine, triggered the worst crisis in East-West relations after the Cold War. In this context, the article analyses the situation in Ukraine, the Western states reaction, and the Russian Federation possible courses of action.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 130-139
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
