Russo-Ukrainian War as a Catalyst of Geopolitical Processes: Security Challenges of the ‘New Middle Ages’ in the Era of Globalisation
Journal: Diplomatic Ukraine
Year: 2025

The article examines some of the prerequisites and consequences of the russo-Ukrainian war, which began with the seizure of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, becoming the bloodiest military conflict in Europe since the Second World War. The author emphasises that russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine represents an epochal turning point (Zeitenwende), acting as a catalyst for tectonic shifts in geopolitical processes. In particular, the g