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)


House of Commons Library · 25 February 2022 English

On 21 February 2022, Russian President Putin announced Russia would formally recognise the areas of the Donbas under the control of Russianbacked separatist forces, as independent sovereign states. President Putin …


Llewellyn Consulting · 7 June 2004 English

This paper, commissioned but never published by Lehman Brothers - was released by one of its authors, John Llewellyn, during the Ukraine-Russia crisis because its finding are pertinent to what …


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 7 February 2022 English

Ukraine is of particular importance due to its strategic location and long history of being part of the Russian Empire and USSR. [...] So in reality, the West knows the …


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 …


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 · 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 …


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 20 October 2021 English

After NATO expelled Russian officers and cut the mission’s size, Russia announced it will pull its diplomatic mission to NATO entirely. Why did Moscow reach this decision?


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 …


ICG: International Crisis Group · 24 February 2022 English

A statement by International Crisis Group. Russia’s assault on Ukraine threatens to become the largest European conflict in decades. A vigorous but judicious Western and global response is critical to …