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The attack on Ukraine and the militarisation of Russian Foreign and domestic policy: A stress test for military reform and regime legitimacy

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  • Klein, Margarete
  • Schreiber, Nils Holger

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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.

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  • Klein, Margarete & Schreiber, Nils Holger, 2022. "The attack on Ukraine and the militarisation of Russian Foreign and domestic policy: A stress test for military reform and regime legitimacy," SWP Comments 71/2022, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:swpcom:712022
    DOI: 10.18449/2022C71
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    Ukraine; Russia; Vladimir Putin; military reform; invasion; war of aggression; militarisation of foreign policy; regime legitimacy; mobilisation;
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