No. 276: Russian Military Build-up around Ukraine – Part 1

No. 276: Russian Military Build-up around Ukraine – Part 1

Author(s): Irina Busygina, Ben Aris, Maria Raquel Freire, Regina Heller, Stefan Meister, Olexiy Haran, Petro Burkovskyi, Pavel Sharikov
Series Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Issue: 276
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), George Washington University; Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Publication Year: 2022

This edition is the first issue with a number of short comments on the ongoing conflict around Ukraine. The comments are authored by a variety of experts and focus on different aspects of the crisis and ongoing dynamics. The contributions cover the major Russian military build-up, the Putin regime’s strategy and aims, the Russian government’s proposed new security assurance agreements, the recent series of diplomatic exchanges, and the impact on domestic politics in European states.