Russia's 2022 War Against Ukraine and the Foreign Policy Reaction of the EU

This book offers an accessible and rigorous introduction to the context, diplomacy, and law of the European Union's response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The book explores how the EU responded to the war in the initial months, and is based on research carried out on Russian and European political, diplomatic, and legal texts. Presenting a unique interdisciplinary perspective, the book delves into topics such as the EU diplomatic response, the Ukrainian application for membership of the EU, the policy and legal aspects of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus. Additionally, the book examines the significance of the EU's unprecedented political response for the constitutional structure of the EU, and for the strategy toward the Russia of the future.

Provides an authoritative introduction to the EU's reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine Focuses on the EU's diplomatic and legal responses during the initial months of the war Offers an overview of the strategic origins of Russia's war in Ukraine

Autorentext

Luigi Lonardo is a Lecturer in EU law at University College Cork, Ireland, and a visiting Lecturer in European Foreign Security and Defence Policy at Sciences Po in Paris, France. Previously he has been a Lecturer and visiting Lecturer in EU law at King's College London and at the University of Westminster. He has published articles on EU foreign policy in the European Law Review, the European Constitutional Law Review, European Papers, and the European Foreign Affairs Review.

Zusammenfassung

"These books are part of what is becoming a virtual flood of literature on Russian aggression against Ukraine. ... readers will benefit from the authors' expert knowledge in their respective disciplines and fields of research-the EU in Lonardo's case and the war itself in Singh's edited volume. The most valuable parts of both books are the chapters in which the authors or contributors deal with the topics in which they obviously have the greatest expertise ... ." (Stephen Blank, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, May 6, 2024)

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The context: The EU and Ukraine between Slavophiles and NATO.- Chapter 3: EU Diplomacy: foreign policy response to the war and future EU-Russia relations.- Chapter 4: Law: the use of force, EU sanctions, and assistance to Ukraine.