The Russian military escalation around Ukraine's Donbas : risks and scenarios for a revised EU policy

Zusammenfassung: The ongoing military and political escalations in and around Donbas - including the increase in Russian military deployments near Ukraine’s borders - represent one of the most severe security crises in Europe since Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in 2014. The patterns of Russian military deployments, the structure of forces, and the types of observed military hardware strongly suggest the risk of an offensive operation rather than an exercise. Given the existing political costs, that operation is likely to take indirect forms by using the cover of Russian military proxies in Donbas. This crisis represents both a major challenge and an opportunity for the European Union (EU) to conduct practical work on developing its strategic autonomy and offer leadership in strengthening the security in its immediate neighbourhood. What should the EU do in practical terms to discourage further military escalation around Donbas, or at least increase the costs for such a development?

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (8 Seiten)
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Gesehen am 15.04.2021

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP comment ; 2021, no. 27 (April 2021) ; SWP comment ; 2021, no. 27 (April 2021)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Keyword: Internationaler Konflikt ; Separatismus ; Eskalation ; Militärische Macht ; Reaktion ; Internationale Politik ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Staatensystem ; Krise ; Verhalten ; Ukraine ; Ukraine

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): SWP
• (when): [April 2021]
• Creator: Minzarari, Dumitru
• Contributor: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2021C27
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023112314362430670097
• Rights: Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:42 PM CET