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Ukraine and Russia: People, Politics, Propaganda and Perspectives

April 5, 2015

When former Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych decided to postpone an EU Association Agreement, few would have predicted that this would lead to a prolonged conflict in Europe’s borderland. Since the beginning of the confrontation, a lot has been written about its root causes, the motivations of the main actors, and possible scenarios for the future.

However, few have looked at what came to be called the ‘Ukraine crisis’ from the point of view of Russo-Ukrainian relations, and grasped the perspectives of various groups involved, as well as the discursive processes that have contributed to the developments in and interpretations of the conflict.

The authors of this Edited Collection each present a facet of the intense and dangerous turmoil provoked by the breakdown in relations, and thus contribute to a deeper understanding of a crisis that now afflicts both European and global affairs.

Note on transliteration: the editors of this collection decided to use the more common, anglicised, version of Russian and ukrainian words in order to make the publication readable for a diverse audience. Please note that in the case of the word ‘donbas/donbass’ we left the choice of transliteration to authors’ discretion.

Abstract

The intense and dangerous turmoil provoked by the breakdown in Russo-Ukrainian relations has escalated into a crisis that now afflicts both European and global affairs. Since the beginning of the confrontation, a lot has been written about its root causes, the motivations of the main actors, and possible scenarios for the future. However, few have looked at what came to be called the ‘ukraine crisis’ from the point of view of Russo-Ukrainian relations, and grasped the perspectives of various groups involved, as well as the discursive processes that have contributed to the developments in and interpretations of the conflict.

Edited by Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska & Richard Sakwa. Contributors: David Marples, Nicolai Petro, Olga Onuch, Denys Kiryukhin, Greta Uehling, Ivan Katchanovski, Mikhail Pogrebinskiy, Andrew Wilson, Taras Kuzio, Marlene Laruelle, Peter Rutland, Edward W. Walker, Mark Galeotti, Paul Chaisty, Stephen Whitefield, Elena Chebankova, Stephen Hutchings, Joanna Szostek, Marta Dyczok, Mikhail A. Molchanov, Richard Connolly, Paul D’Anieri, Edwin Bacon, and Alexander Osipov.

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Evenimente

MOSCOW – ARMY 2018

The exposition of the Russian Army-2018 international military and technical forum will showcase about 600 pieces of armament, military and special hardware, according to Russia’s Defense Ministry.

International military-technical forum «ARMY» is organized and fully supported by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation and combines the exhibition and dynamic demonstration of military equipment capabilities with extensive congress program and strong participation of international audience represented by foreign exhibitors, delegations and visitors. In just three years, the event has turned into the world’s leading exhibition of arms and military equipment, the authoritative platform for discussing innovative ideas and developments for the armed forces.

Adress: Patriot ExpoCenter, Moscow, Times: 21 – 26 August 2018, 9.00 – 17.00

PARIS – EUROSATORY 2018

Eurosatory – the international land and airland Defence and Security exhibition, takes place every two years in order to gather the whole offer and demand of the domains. It was created in its original form in 1967 and has never stopped evolving. Attendees’ number always increased, visitors as well as exhibitors.

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Adress: Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte, Hall 6 – 5A et 5B

Times: Monday 11th to Thursday 14th of June 2018; 9:00 – 17:00, Friday 15th of June 2018; 9:00 – 16:00

DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA (DSA) 2018

DSA is the most important defense and security exhibition in the Asian Region. The edition 2018 of DSA will take place from 16 to 19 April, 2018 in the new Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Center MITEC. DSA exhibition it’s more than 1,000 companies from the global defence and security sector from more than 50 countries and regions. More than 26 International Pavilions are expected to participate to engage with more than 300 VIP Delegations from more than 44 countries.