In an extensive analysis, politico describes in detail the reasons why a “brake” should be put immediately on the Russian aggression of recent weeks, which is expressed mainly in Ukraine, where Russian troops have been deployed. In addition to Ukraine, Russian aggression also includes arming the energy market against Moldova and supporting Belarus’ hybrid war, using migrants along its border with the European Union.
According to the report, the lack of clarity in Moscow’s intentions and the Kremlin’s reluctance to comply with international law and agreements are only exacerbating the situation. The expansion of the conflict in Ukraine may not remain on paper.
According to the analysis, the EU decided to mobilize, but as everything shows, the statements of solidarity it made with Poland, Lithuania and Latvia mean little, if these countries are not supported by actions.
Russia’s harsh campaign to undermine the Ukrainian government has combined traditional military aggression with hybrid warfare: cyber-attacks on government websites, political misinformation and powerful weapons tactics in the trade and energy markets.
More than 14,000 Ukrainians have been killed since Russia’s military invasion of Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014. To this day, Russian forces – including the separatists who guide and support them – continue to violate the ceasefire, killing and wounding Ukrainian soldiers and systematically preventing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from carrying out surveillance missions in and around of Ukraine.
While it is unclear whether Russia intends to simply attack or occupy all of Ukraine, it is clear that the Kremlin is ready to use all its means to impose the “red lines” that the Russian president has so far refused to appoint. Vladimir Putin.
According to the same publication, Russia has repeatedly shown its willingness to ignore international law and carry out attacks on Western soil. Georgia’s continued occupation of 20 percent, its Transnistrian peacekeeping forces and acts of sabotage in the Czech Republic, Germany, Montenegro and the United Kingdom have shown the same blatant contempt that it continues to show in Ukraine.
In parallel with its military efforts, Russia has pursued an economic war against Ukraine. Prior to the invasion, Russia banned Ukraine’s major exports and equipped energy security against its neighbor, diverting gas supplies from Ukrainian pipelines. He instructed banks to cut funding to Ukrainian industries, close factories and cancel critical infrastructure projects. Under this pressure, Ukraine was also pushed to accept a Eurobond loan from Russia in 2013.
Russia is now pursuing Ukraine in the UK Supreme Court, trying to extract payment for this $ 3 billion loan. Russia’s military, economic and cyber-attack has already cost Ukraine’s economy many times over – leaving aside the fact that the original agreement was signed by former President Viktor Yanukovych, a Kremlin ally who later fled to Russia after the protests. of Maidan in 2014. If our judicial systems can not protect Ukraine and others against the Kremlin “law”, we can expect increasing use of this kind of tactics in the future.
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