Geopolitical competition or a conflict of values?A comparison between the US, EU and Russian strategic narratives on the Ukraine war (2022-2023)
Journal: Eastern Journal of European Studies
Year: 2025

The beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 reignited the study of strategic narratives employed by the main actors involved in the conflict. This article focuses on a three-way comparison between the strategic narratives employed to justify action in Ukraine by the European Union, the United States and the Russian Federation. It argues that, consistent with previous findings, the US and EU conceptualize the conflict as one between systems of government and values while