Ukraine today is a country attempting to forge its own political destiny in the shadow of a larger force, write Professor Hana Cervinkova and Dr John Paul Newman
After weeks of mixed signals, rising and ebbing tensions, military build-up, and frenetic diplomacy, what many of us believed to be the worst-case scenario has now occurred: Vladimir Putin has ordered and commenced a full-scale military assault on neighbouring Ukraine.
After weeks of mixed signals, rising and ebbing tensions, military build-up, and frenetic diplomacy, what many of us believed to be the worst-case scenario has now occurred: Vladimir Putin has ordered and commenced a full-scale military assault on neighbouring Ukraine.
You can read the full article exploring the history and tensions behind the current situation in Maynooth University's Spotlight on Research
Professor Hana Cervinkova is Head of the Department of Anthropology at Maynooth University
Dr John Paul Newman is Associate Professor in Twentieth-Century European History at Maynooth University
This article was first published in the journal.ie