On war in Ukraine, double standards and the epistemological ignoring of the global east
Journal: International Migration
Year: 2022

War is back in Europe. It actually began in 2014 with Russia's intervention in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea and was prepared for no later than spring 2021 when Russia held large military exercises at the Ukrainian border and at that occasion established the infrastructure for its attack. From November 2021, there was convincing evidence that a Russian invasion was imminent. During this period, the head of the Russian security council publically threatened the EU with the arrival of millions of ref