Since February 24th, 2022, the world has witnessed Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which has become a serious challenge to many countries but particularly to those in the Euro-Atlantic community. A year and a half of brutal aggression has compelled Western governments to elaborate and implement a range of complex decisions at unprecedented scales and on a very short timelines. Further, Russia’s invasion has tested West’s ability to predict and assess security threats and to generate and sustain adequate political attention to the crisis. The shocking massacre of Israelis by Hamas on October 7th, 2023, has forced Western policy makers to react quickly to another crisis in another part of the world. Understandably, the Ukrainian government’s anxiety has increased with the uncertainty as to how it might be possible for the West would cope with two crisis situations simultaneously, and what—if anything— Kyiv should do about the situation in Israel.
Author: Olena Podvorna
Dr Olena Podvorna is a Project Leader and Senior Researcher at PRIF in the Research Department “International Institutions” with a focus on the Arctic. She is currently conducting a research project on the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the European Arctic. Her research interests include, inter alia, Ukraine’s foreign policy.
