Chapter 1: The Ukraine War as a Result of Geopolitical Rivalry?
Journal: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG eBooks
Year: 2023

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict did not arise from a geostrategic vacuum. The geography and turbulent history of Europe have made the Central and Eastern European states complete components of the Old Continent. Therefore, since the revolutionary events of 1989-1991, the traditional Western powers and Russia have been close observers and central actors regarding the fate of Central and Eastern Europe. Putin's invasion of Ukraine can be seen as a kind of culmination, on the basis of which it mater