Making amends: emotions and the western response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The western response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was unprecedented. The states of the European Union, the G7 and NATO have targeted Russia with sanctions and diplomatic isolation, and furnished Ukraine with military assistance sufficient to ensure the Zelensky regime'...
| Publicado en: | International Affairs Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 1149 - 1170 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
May2024
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