Frontline Ukraine
by Richard Sakwa · first published 2015
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"The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has brought the world to the brink of a new Cold War. As Russia and Ukraine tussle for Crimea and the eastern regions, relations between Putin and the West have reached an all-time low. How did we get here? Richard Sakwa here unpicks the context of conflicted Ukrainian identity and of Russo-Ukrainian relations and traces the path to the recent disturbances through the events which have forced Ukraine, a country internally divided between East and West, to choose between closer union with Europe or its historic ties with Russia. In providing the first full accou
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If you are interested in trying to understand the Russian perspective, I'd suggest the stuff from Richard Sakwa, like his book Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands.[1] Sakwa is a Russia specialist and seems to have put more effort that anyone else into understanding how Russians view the Ukraine situation. Pro-Ukrainian writers have accused…
on “81% of Russians Support the War” ↗…It is more than 20 years back from today. A lot has changed from this time, especially since the new government in 2014. Yes, and things continued to get worse. Richard Sakwa covers this in his book, Frontline Ukraine, and in more recent articles. (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24717077-frontline-ukrai...) > Azov Battalion fighters A reminder of who they are from Armies of Russia's War in Ukraine (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40653204-armies-of-russi...)…
on “Putin’s real goal in Ukraine isn’t territory” ↗True. People should read Richard Sakwa on this matter. According to his well-researched 2015 book, Frontline Ukraine, armed insurgents marched around the debating chamber, instructed MPs to not follow the formal investigatory procedure needed for impeachment, and just to "sack" Yanukovych.
on “Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat” ↗Frontline Ukraine by Richard Sakwa.
on “Estonia, allies to trigger NATO Article 4” ↗…army and civilians...are Nazis This idea gets repeated a lot, that Putin and other Russians are just cynically waving the "fascist" red flag without really believing it. I'm not so sure. Richard Sakwa's Frontline Ukraine[1] examines how post-USSR developments in the Ukraine looked from the Russian perspective. While I think most Westerners would find much to take issue with in the Russian position, their calling Ukranian…
on “Putin and Russia meet the textbook definition of fascism” ↗