Ukraine - Russia: the background

User icon Toby Green
28 February 2022
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A list of reports, articles and other documents on the background to the ongoing war in Ukraine and commentary on possible futures. (Image: Viewsridge https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine.svg)


CRS: Congressional Research Service · 5 October 2021 English

A report produced by the US Congressional Research Service that provides background to the 2022 conflict between Russia and Ukraine.


FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 8 February 2022 English

On February 3, 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Kyiv, where he met with his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, for a pre-planned meeting to co-chair the tenth …


Cato Institute · 30 January 2022 English

Talks continue between the US and Russia, which is vital for both sides. However, Moscow dismissed Washington’s written response to its proposals as inadequate, offering the prospect of dialogue only …


IISS: International Institute of Strategic Studies · 24 February 2022 English

This report provides an assessment of ten offensive cyber campaigns conducted by the US, Russia and China, warning that the future of offensive cyber operations may indeed be as dire …


Cato Institute · 19 April 2021 English

Growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine are producing an surge of bluster from the Biden administration, as well as from the hawkish denizens of Washington’s think tanks. The administration keeps …


FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 21 January 2022 English

Introduction How will China respond to a potential Russian military escalation against Ukraine? Relations between Russia and China have intensified in recent years, with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping holding …


RUSI: Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies · 15 February 2022 English

War looms over Europe. As Russian troops mass around Ukraine’s borders there is a palpable sense of crisis. In Ukraine, however, there is a combination of resignation and grim determination …