As talk of "security guarantees" for Russia is once again making the rounds, it's important to remember that, the Kremlin's claims to the contrary, Ukraine has not posed, does not pose, and will not pose a threat to Russia's security—even if it joins Nato sometime in the near future.
Ukraine is an important security interest of Russia only because Russians have made it into an important security interest. If so, Russians could just as...
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Already a member? Login hereAlexander Motyl is a professor of political science at Rutgers University in Newark, and author of The Turn to the Right: The Ideological Origins and Development of Ukrainian Nationalism, 1919-1929 and Ukraine vs Russia: Revolution, Democracy, and War.
Alexander Motyl is a professor of political science at Rutgers University in Newark, and author of The Turn to the Right: The Ideological Origins and Development of Ukrainian Nationalism, 1919-1929 and Ukraine vs Russia: Revolution, Democracy, and War.