INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
scholar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, is of the opinion that Moscow could challenge the
U.S.-led world order by invading Ukraine, which is a U.S
in opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many countries in Asia, the Middle East (West Asia), Africa, and Latin America remained neutral
evaluate the Ukraine war? Do you expect a nuclear clash?A: The Russia-Ukraine war was not inevitable and could have been avoided or
prevented by Russia, Ukraine, and the West
Russia launched this war of choice, which is illegal under international law
future, the genocide of ethnic Russians in Donbas, nuclear weapons development by Ukraine, and Nazis sharing power in Ukraine
Zelensky failed to prevent the escalation of the Ukraine-Russia conflict into a devastating war by denying that possibility of the Russian
He abandoned the Minsk agreements to end the civil war in Donbas and his election promises and pursued NATO membership and nationalist
Western countries could have prevented this war by offering Ukraine EU membership prospects in exchange for neutrality and implementation of
They also backed the violent Ukrainian government overthrow that started this conflict, which could have escalated into the Russia-Ukraine
war already in 2014 and was drastically escalated by Russia this year when it launched the war in Ukraine
Possibility.After its apparent failure of the regime change in Ukraine or attempts to force Zelenskyy to sign a peace deal largely on
Russian terms, Russia now aims to encircle the Ukrainian forces in Donbas and annex other Eastern and Southern regions that it already has
taken or intends to take by military force
will not send Ukraine rockets that can reach Russia
Russia is aimed at preventing the launching of these U.S
weapons by the Ukrainian forces against targets in Russia
Russia publicly threatens to retaliate militarily if such attacks by the U.S
weapons would take place in Russia
Ukraine already has similar Soviet-type multiple rocket launchers and Tochka-U missiles that can hit Russia
The Ukrainian forces so far used artillery, helicopters, and drones to attack weapons and oil storage facilities and shell locations in
Ukraine?A: Economic sanctions had a negative long-term effect on the Russian economy
But such sanctions are not effective in changing the policies of Russia and various other countries on issues that they regard as crucial
Threats of such economic sanctions did not prevent the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and their imposition failed to stop Russia from waging
because this would mean a real possibility of a war with nuclear Russia
Russia publicly threatened to use military force against the Polish military if they would be deployed in Western Ukraine even on a
The future world order depends on the outcome of the Russia-Ukraine war
Russia openly challenged the U.S.-led world order by invading Ukraine, which it a U.S
While the Western countries followed the U.S
in opposing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America remained neutral or in some
cases even supported Russia to various extents
