THE GEOECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE UKRAINE WAR
Journal: Economy of Ukraine
Year: 2023

This article examines in-depth the Ukraine War as a conflict that, aside from its kinetic dimension in traditional battlefields, also involves a confrontation between Western powers and the Russian Federation in the geoeconomic chessboard. In this unconventional theatre of engagement, all sorts of economic instruments, assets, resources and capabilities are being weaponised — on an unprecedented scale — as vectors of power projection. In order to clarify this complex subject matter, it starts by