Against All Odds. Po co Rosji Ukraina?
Journal: Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing eBooks
Year: 2023

This chapter tackles mainly political issues referring to the origins of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We argue that its primary cause is the longstanding perception of threat among Russian authorities, elites and society, exploited and manipulated by the self-serving government. The false assumptions regarding Russian military capabilities versus Ukraine and Western resolve were also essential factors in the Kremlin’s decision to attack Ukraine. Likely inability of both sides to prevail deci