Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/268769 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 71/2022
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Moscow's decision on 24 February 2022 to invade Ukraine constituted a culmination in the militarisation trajectory of Russian foreign policy since 2008. At the same time, the war has exposed the weaknesses of the military reform launched by Moscow in 2008. The high losses of the country's armed forces in Ukraine limit Russia's military power projection capabilities, for example in Syria and in other conflicts. Moreover, military setbacks and partial mobilisation have undermined an important pillar of the regime's legitimacy.
Subjects: 
Ukraine
Russia
Vladimir Putin
military reform
invasion
war of aggression
militarisation of foreign policy
regime legitimacy
mobilisation
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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