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)


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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 …


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 …


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 …


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 …


HRW: Human Rights Watch · 23 February 2022 English

This briefing summarises what international law governs an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine?


CSIS: Center for Strategic and International Studies · 13 January 2022

If peace talks fail, the Russian military has several options to advance into Ukraine through northern, central, and southern invasion routes. But a Russian attempt to seize and hold territory …


28 February 2022

Putin is trying to take down the entire world order, the veteran Russia watcher said in an interview. For many people, watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine has felt like …


The Conversation · 22 February 2022

Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham, UK and Tatyana Malyarenko, Professor of International Relations, National University Odesa Law Academy, Ukraine, deconstruct Putin's decision to recognise the independence …