President Vladimir Putin in 2021. Source: Wikimedia/kremlin.ru
President Vladimir Putin in 2021. Source: Wikimedia/kremlin.ru - In the early morning of Thursday 24 February, Russia officially invaded Ukraine after much speculation and many verbal threats. Associate Professor and researcher of History of International Relations Laurien Crump is or has been a guest at several shows to clarify this historic event. Below, we feature an overview that we will continue to update. February 2022 - Perspective - Soviet Union versus NATO 21 February 2022 - The speech - "I actually found it terrifying" 24 February 2022 - The invasion - "I don't see how this can be solved" 28 February 2022 - The first negotiations - "Chance of reaching an agreement is extremely low" 8 March 2022 - Additional sanctions - Putin threatens to cut off gas supply 13 March 2022 - Diplomatic negotiations - "A very complicated balancing act" 24 March 2022 - Three summits in Brussels - NATO, G7 and EU: "More united than ever" 1 April 2022 - Russian retreats - "More to regroup" 11 April 2022 - New phase - "Putin has set his sights on taking the Donbas" 13 April 2022 - Enlargement of NATO? - Finland and Sweden want to join NATO 9 May 2022 - Russian national holiday - No new declaration of war and no new threats 3 June 2022 - One hundred days of war - The war has changed completely 15 June 2022 - Siege of Severodonetsk - "Occupation of Donbas is coming one step closer" 23 June 2022 - EU candidate members - Ukraine and Moldova are now official candidate member states 28 June 2022 - Enlargement of NATO - "Buffer zone disappears" 9 August 2022 - Counter-offensive? - "Explosions in Crimea are a painful blow for Putin" 21 September 2022 - A new speech - partial military mobilisation and 'referendums' - Historical explanation.
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