Ukraine and the Art of Limited War

2014/11/02 by Lawrence Freedman · 4 citations
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · #European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies #Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics #Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones

paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/00396338.2014.985432

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Abstract

Putin's power play in Ukraine was impulsive and improvised, without any clear sense of the desired end state. After many months of effort, Russia has achieved limited gains, but at high cost.

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