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Witness at U.S. Helsinki Commission: Russia’s war on Ukraine signals end of post‑Cold War order
Summary
At a hearing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission), an unnamed witness described Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a systemic, revisionist campaign aligned with China, Iran and North Korea and said it marks an end to three decades of relative peace after the Cold War.
A witness told the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) that Russia’s war on Ukraine represents a systemic transformation of conflict and ‘‘marks unequivocally the end of 3 post Cold War decades of relative peace.’’
The witness said the war should be understood as part of a broader, long‑running strategy by Vladimir Putin’s Russia to ‘‘relitigate the post Cold War settlement’’ and to rebuild an inner imperial core, arguing that Moscow seeks a sphere of influence across Central and Eastern Europe and beyond. "It is a manifestation of Vladimir Putin's drive to restore what…
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