Putin's war on Ukraine : Russia's campaign for global counter-revolution / Samuel Ramani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramani, Samuel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1952-.

Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich.

Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-.

Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.

Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Ukraine.

Ukraine--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Ukraine.

Diplomatic relations.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

v, 584 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Hurst, 2023.

Summary:

"Eight years after annexing Crimea, Russia embarked on a full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022. For Vladimir Putin, this was a legacy-defining mission-to restore Russia's sphere of influence and undo Ukraine's surprisingly resilient democratic experiment. Yet Putin's aspirations were swiftly eviscerated, as the conflict degenerated into a bloody war of attrition and the Russian economy faced crippling sanctions. How can we make sense of his decision to invade? This book argues that Putin's policy of global counter-revolution is driven not by systemic factors, such as preventing NATO expansion, but domestic ones: the desire to unite Russians around common principles and consolidate his personal brand of authoritarianism. This objective has inspired military interventions in Crimea, Donbas and Syria, and now all-out war against Kyiv. Samuel Ramani explores why Putin opted for regime change in Ukraine, rather than a smaller-scale intervention in Donbas, and considers the impact on his own regime's legitimacy. How has Russia's long-term political and foreign policy trajectory shifted? And how will the international response reshape the world order?"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Putin's war on Ukraine

Russia tries to overturn the Euro-Maidan revolution

Brinkmanship and the unfreezing of the Ukraine war

The "special military operation" begins

Russia downsizes its goals in Ukraine

Russia's summer war

Counter-offensive and mobilisation

Russia's isolation from the West and the post-Soviet space

Russia pivots to the East

The resilience of Russia's influence in the global south

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-534) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781787388512

1787388514

9781805260158

1805260154

OCLC:

1349085139

Publisher Number:

99994654241