Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus
by
Gerard Toal
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, it invaded Georgia. Both states are part of Russia's "near abroad" - newly independent states that were once part of the Soviet Union and are now Russia's neighbors. While the Russia-Georgia war of 2008 faded from the headlines in the wake of the global recession, the...