All Measures Short of War by Thomas Wright

Author:Thomas Wright
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780300228182
Publisher: Yale University Press

THE CASE OF CRIMEA

As we saw in Chapter 2, Russia’s annexation of Crimea—the first unilateral territorial expansion in Europe since 1945—and its subsequent support for separatists in eastern Ukraine were widely viewed in the United States and European Union as revisionist acts and significant challenges to the post–World War II international order. But it was also clear from the outset that the United States (to Europe’s relief) chose to take a military response off the table. NATO would not undertake any action, including lethal assistance to the Ukrainian military or boots on the ground, that could lead to armed conflict between the West and Russia. But there had to be a response. And sanctions appeared to fit the bill.

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