Ukrainian society between cabinet war and total war

This paper examines the state of Clausewitz’s trinity during periods of cabinet and total wars, as well as during the Russo-Ukrainian War. It investigates the problem of setting military objectives in these wars through the lens of Max Weber's theory of social action. The state of the military system in these wars is examined within the framework of the classical military theories of Heinrich Jomini, Hans Delbrück, Basil Liddell Hart, John Fuller, and Joseph Wylie. An attempt is made to provide a general theoretical description of the division of labour during the period of the wars under consideration by referring to the theory of Émile Durkheim. Conclusions are drawn regarding the nature of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which gravitates towards the cabinet conflicts of the 18th century. The article critiques the military objectives policies of the Ukrainian and Russian governments, and also provides a general description of the principles of the dominant positional warfare system. Hypotheses are put forward regarding the possible actions of the new American administration, which could introduce a rational element into the development of the Russo-Ukrainian War and thereby create conditions for peace.