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Witness tells U.S. Helsinki Commission Russia’s war on Ukraine signals end of post–Cold War peace
Summary
An unnamed witness told the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a systemic, long-term threat rooted in Russian revisionism and imperialist narratives, aligning Moscow with other authoritarian states and threatening stability in Europe and beyond.
An unnamed witness, speaking to the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, told commissioners on the panel that Russia’s war in Ukraine marks the end of “three post Cold War decades of relative peace.” The witness characterized the conflict as a systemic shift rather than an isolated outbreak of violence.
The testimony said Russia has acted as “a quintessentially revisionist state” that has aligned with China, Iran and North Korea, and described the war in Ukraine as part of a broader effort to rebuild…
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