title: Military Aggression of the Russian Federation: the 2008 War in Georgia; Annexation of Crimea and Military Actions in Donbas in 2014; “Suwalki Gap”
abstract: This article uses the method of comparative analysis to investigate the tactics of military and political aggression of the Russian Federation in the territories of the former USSR. This tactic involves the use of disruptive geopolitical technologies of influence and direct military intervention. It is determined that the government and special services of the USSR have been laying foundations of regional separatism since at least 1990. It is on the basis of these actions that conflicts have unf
journal: Ukrainian Studies