Russia / Ukraine: fear of a new war

Audio 19:30

Fears of a major escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine are mounting.

STR AFP / File

By: Romain Auzouy

21 mins

The international community is multiplying the messages of concern about the situation in eastern Ukraine where Russia is accused of massing its troops.

According to Kiev, more than 20 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of March 2021. The two sides blame each other for the escalation of tensions.

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Why this situation when the last ceasefire concluded in July 2020 finally seemed to hold?

How can these tensions evolve?

What should we expect from the international community?

With our guest 

Anastasiya

Shapochkina

lecturer in Geopolitics at Sciences Po and

president of the "Eastern Circles" geopolitical club. 

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