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Teka Commission of Legal Sciences Polish Academy of Sciences Branch in Lublin

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2024)

Articles

The Russian Military Aggression in Georgia and Ukraine: a Comparative Analysis

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32084/tkp.9070  [Google Scholar]
Published: 2024-12-23

Abstract

Russia’s aggressions in Georgia and Ukraine are part of Russian imperial policy. Therefore, the scenarios for their implementation are identical: passporting a potential victim country, accusing national minorities or Russian citizens of harassment-genocide, then invading these states and occupying/annexing their territories. In both cases, Russia has violated basic principles of international law. Moreover, both aggressions were characterised by extreme cruelty on the part of Russia: ethnic cleansing of Georgians was carried out several times in the occupied territories of Georgia. The massacre of civilians, the illegal deportation of children and other crimes against humanity are also Russia’s signature in Ukraine. The article focuses mainly on the similarities between Russia’s aggression in Georgia and Ukraine.

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