Україна і Росія: дев’ятий вал чи Китайська стіна
Ukraine and Russia: The Ninth Shaft or the China Wall

Author(s): Vladimir Pavlovich Gorbulin, Alexander Stepanovich Vlasyuk, Sergey Kononenko
Subject(s): Security and defense, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: НІСД Національний інститут стратегічних досліджень
Keywords: Donbass conflict; hybrid war; frozen conflict; Russian Foreign Policy;
Summary/Abstract: Political-theoretical, geopolitical, cultural-historical and foreign policy aspects of the armed conflict in Donbass are considered. In terms of the theory of realism, the specifics of international relations in the post-imperial political space are interpreted. Prognostic scenarios for further evolution of the conflict situation at the bilateral, regional and global levels are proposed. The sources of modern Russia's foreign policy behavior towards Ukraine and other post-Soviet states have been identified and interpreted. Based on the experience of the conflict in Donbas, the strategy and tactics for counteracting external aggression have been determined. Designed for a wide range of readers.

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