Is Russia bluffing or perhaps misunderstanding Ukraine?
Channel: International Crisis Group
Date: 2022-02-04

Russia has been building up forces near Ukraine for several months, but there are some voices that claim that the implicit threat of military action is a bluff.

In this short interview, Crisis Group's Program Director for Europe and Central Asia Olga Oliker explains why she thinks this may not be a bluff, but rather the result of Moscow misunderstanding of Ukraine. Nevertheless, she says that since the current European security order is clearly not working, at least for Russia, a new order should be discussed. 

Read Crisis Group's latest Q&A on the Ukraine-Russia crisis here: https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/eastern-europe/ukraine/russia-ukraine-diplomacy-best-hope-heading-deeper-crisis

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