The Russian-Ukrainian War With Historical Approximation: From Colonial Wars to Digital Spaces

The Russian-Ukrainian War With Historical Approximation: From Colonial Wars to Digital Spaces

Felipe Rodolfo Debasa Navalpotro, Yuliia Andriichenko, Nataliia Popova, Iryna Sytdykova
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7040-4.ch016
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Abstract

This chapter raises the problems of colonial wars in the modern world. According to the generally accepted point of view, the elimination of the colonial system had been completed by the end of the twentieth century, as a result of which 90 independent new states arose. But in practice, colonialism has not ceased to exist, but rather continues developing, though in new hybrid forms. Despite numerous international legal norms which were adopted to combat colonialism, more developed countries have repeatedly resorted to armed intervention to restore their interests on the territories they once controlled, including the establishment of a political regime loyal to them, since the end of the last century.
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The Roots Of The Conflict

Russia invades Ukraine on February 24th, 2022, starting a war that is analyzed differently depending on the belligerent side. With a cursory review it could seem that the conflict began in 2014 after the Euromaidan protests, impeachment of President Viktor Yanukovch, Russian annexation of Crimea and conflict in the Donbas region. The Minsk agreements signed among representatives of Russia, Ukraine, and the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics on September 5th, 2014, attempted to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine. The Russian President Vladimir Putin states that the Minsk agreements have been for nothing. Also, that he feels threatened by NATO’s expansion to the East, saying that the red line not being tolerated by him is Ukraine’s possible applying for NATO membership.

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