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Jakob Hedenskog

Jakob Hedenskog is an analyst at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs. Hedenskog was formerly a deputy research director at FOI.

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A Russian soldier on March 16, 2022, in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 12, 202

Why the West misunderstood Russia’s initial assault on Ukraine

On July 17, 2014, the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17, a commercial plane flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, shocked the world. The crash claimed the lives of all 298 passengers and crew, including 80 children. It marked a significant escalation in Russia’s war against Ukraine that had been unfolding since early 2014. However, this tragic incident was just one of many in a turbulent year that also saw Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its covert invasion of Ukraine's Donbas region