The Russian invasion of Ukraine, initiated in February 2022, represents not a standalone conflict but a critical phase in Moscow’s broader geopolitical strategy to reassert imperial dominance, as articulated by President Vladimir Putin in his February 21, 2022, address, where he framed the operation as a defense of Russian historical unity. According to the International … Leggi tutto Geopolitical Imperatives and the Futility of Ceasefire Diplomacy in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict