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Unprovoked Russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine on February 24, proved to be a vantage point for both Ukrainian national and international security.
It has already sent shockwaves of transformations within the EU security policy, further developing security transformations within NATO (triggered by the Russian illegal annexation of Ukrainian Crimea and occupation of the parts of Ukrainian Donetsk and Luhansk regions) as well as setting up new security initiatives like Rammstein which are to enhance transatlantic ties.
Ukrainian national security institutions have been extensively engaged in countering the wide Russian “hybrid warfare” toolkit being systematically employed by the Kremlin.
Since 2014 Ukrainian military, intelligence, counterintelligence, and law enforcement institutions witnessed at least 2 major transformations of the Russian “hybrid warfare” concept:
The full-scale invasion of February 24, 2022, has set yet another stage of Russian aggression evolution. Since 2014, Ukrainian security services have gained substantial experience in combatting Russian “hybrid” and conventional toolkit.
Effective dealing with Russian “hybrid” (special operations, paramilitary, guerilla) forces:
Effective dealing with Russian conventional military:
Ukraine thus masters unique practical skills in waging a successful large-scale military defensive campaign against the vastly outnumbering adversary, while simultaneously upgrading its military arsenal and being ready to stand in line with numerous allies in the military and wider security cooperation – a set of skills that could be hardly found within the majority of Western nations, and the one in great demand in the new Euro-Atlantic security realm.
All this makes Ukraine a vital partner for the Western nations and NATO member states in terms of systematic transformations of the regional and international security systems, set in motion by the Russian full-scale war in Ukraine and the Kremlin’s deepening confrontation with the West.
