Lately there have been voices raised questioning Canada’s support for Ukraine, which highlights the need for an examination of what Russia’s aims are in the conflict and why the West, including Canada, has to remain engaged.
Ruslan Pukhov, an analyst close to the Ministry of Defence and author of an authoritative study of the new Russian Military Doctrine, declared in August 2013 that under the Russian National Strategy, Russia’s renaissance as a great power required the restoration of its dominance over the other former Soviet Republics. Furthermore, it could, if necessary, use force.
The chief instrument for achieving this dominance is the …read more
Source: National Post
