From Maidan to war: legal qualification and international dimensions of the armed conflict between Russia and Ukrainе
Journal: Actual problems of improving of current legislation of Ukraine
Year: 2025

The article reveals the legal aspects and the international dimension of the armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, which began after the Revolution of Dignity and is characterized by an escalation from the annexation of Crimea to the full-scale invasion in 2022. The evolution of events is analyzed, from the mass protests of 2013–2014 aimed at affirming democratic principles and Ukraine’s European course of development, to the emergence of a new stage of international armed c