“Hybrid war” – a Scholarly Term or a Propaganda Cliché?

... statements of the Russian authorities or by the results of journalistic investigations , or by the assessments of Russian and western observers. The available evidence gives grounds for thinking that Moscow did not have a prepared plan against Ukraine in place and its military and political actions during the Ukrainian crisis were predominantly of a responsive nature. Before the night of 22—23 February 2014, when the Russian leadership took the decision to accept Crimea, it is doubtful whether here existed a Russian strategy in relation to Ukraine in which the main weapon could have been ...