Defining Ukraine's victory in a war against Russia, in21/2024 L'EUROPE UNIE/UNITED EUROPE, PARIS, EU and its neighbours: resilience and multicultural harmony: L'Europe unie/United Europe - special volume - 21/2024 Paris-Cluj Napoca / coord.: Mihaela

21/2024 L'EUROPE UNIE/UNITED EUROPE, PARIS, EU and its neighbours: resilience and multicultural harmony: L'Europe unie/United Europe - special volume - 21/2024 Paris-Cluj Napoca / coord.: Mihaela Natea, Simion Costea. - Cluj-Napoca: Napoca Star, 2024, 120 pages, ISBN 978-606-062-997-9; PARIS: Print ISSN: 0248-2851, On line ISSN: 2743-4052, Linking ISSN (ISSN-L): 2743-4052, EAN: 99782749700519, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18003.28969; https://www.ceeol.com/search/journal-detail?id=1955 ; Defining Ukraine’s victory in a war against Russia(Defining Ukraine’s victory in a war against Russia) Author(s): Mykola Kapitonenko Language: English Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geography, Regional studies Issue: 21/21/2024 Page Range: 50-56 No. of Pages: 7 Keywords: Russian-Ukrainian war; theory of victory; modern wars; security commitments; NATO. Summary/Abstract: As the Russian-Ukrainian war has turned into a protracted conflict, the issues linked to elaborating long-term strategies for all parties involved are becoming increasingly pressing. One of them is about shaping a vision and defining criteria for victory, or at least for a range of possible outcomes of the war that may qualify as a victory. This vision is set to become a cornerstone for war planning, future negotiations and post-conflict settlement.This article aims at defining ways of understanding victory for Ukraine; showing variety of approaches to the term; and connecting success in the war with security of Ukraine in the future. The latter is linked to security commitments, which is another focus of the paper. I’ll be comparing various approaches to defining victory in a modern war; outline general perspectives of de-escalation and ceasefire in the Russian-Ukrainian war; and address the problem of security guarantees for Ukraine by implying comparative analysis, theory of alliances, and a broader realist vision of security. Together these issues help understand how possible, achievable or close the victory in the war is for Ukraine.