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Russia's Road to War with Ukraine
Invasion amidst the ashes of empires
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Russia's Road to War with Ukraine is a concise entry-level account of the path to the conflict that now dominates our headlines. It offers an objective and lively narrative, peppered with eye-witness accounts, of the key moments of drama leading to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Ukraine is the subject of a tug of war between the West and Russia and has been terribly let down by both, albeit in very different ways, in the months and years leading up to war.
Russia has brought bloodshed and suffering to Ukraine at the behest of Putin's vision of a greater Russian sphere of influence. For their part, however, the Western countries that dominate the EU and NATO have over several years unrealistically raised Ukraine's expectations of joining these bodies, leaving Ukraine without formal allies and fatally exposed to Russian aggression.
Russia's Road to War with Ukraine is a concise entry-level account of the path to the conflict that now dominates our headlines. It offers an objective and lively narrative, peppered with eye-witness accounts, of the key moments of drama leading to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
This accessible and informative book examines Russia's evolving post-imperial relationship with Ukraine, and the overarching story of how and why that relationship soured with tragic consequences, asking:
- Was Russia and Ukraine's falling out inevitable and what were the missed chances to avert the Russian invasion?
- What was the West's role in the story regarding the support (or lack thereof) offered to Ukraine?
- Was it ever possible to build a free, democratic, and protected Ukraine that was not menaced by Russia, given their geographic location?
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'An exceptional account, both personal and scholarly.' Tanjil Rashid, Prospect
'Puri has many penetrating insights into the way the legacies of empire still affect the behaviour of states and the international climate.' Tony Barber, FT
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Russia's Road to War with Ukraine by Samir Puri provides a thorough examination of the factors leading to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with insights drawn from the author's personal experiences and academic study of Western-Russian relations. The book delves into the longstanding historical and political dynamics, particularly looking at Russian imperialist ambitions and the Soviet legacy. Reviewers commend Puri for his comprehensive analysis and consider it an essential read for those interested in international relations and Eastern European history.
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ISBN: 9781785907708
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Biteback Publishing
Audience: General / adult
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Weight: 250g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Dr Samir Puri is a senior fellow in hybrid war at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a geopolitics think tank, and a regular media commentator on the war in Ukraine for Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, the BBC and other outlets. He has had a ringside seat to several major events covered in this book, serving as an international observer at five Ukrainian elections including the 'Orange Revolution' in 2004. Soon after the first incarnation of the war began in 2014, he spent a year working along both sides of the front line as a British diplomat seconded to an international monitoring mission. He is the author of The Great Imperial Hangover: How Empires Shaped the World (Atlantic, 2020).
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