The Russian Military Aggression in Georgia and Ukraine: a Comparative Analysis
Journal: Teka Komisji Prawniczej PAN Oddział w Lublinie
Year: 2024

Russia’s aggressions in Georgia and Ukraine are part of Russian imperial policy. Therefore, the scenarios for their implementation are identical: passporting a potential victim country, accusing national minorities or Russian citizens of harassment-genocide, then invading these states and occupying/annexing their territories. In both cases, Russia has violated basic principles of international law. Moreover, both aggressions were characterised by extreme cruelty on the part of Russia: ethnic cle