Expectations are high that Russia will attempt to interfere in the upcoming Ukrainian presidential election, scheduled for March 31. Having failed, since 2014, to force Kyiv back into its orbit using purely military means, the Kremlin has been gearing up a broad spectrum of instruments – including cyberattacks, disinformation, courting of pro-Russian politicians and their supporters, inflaming of religious tensions, as well as threats of further military escalation – in order to put pressure on Ukraine via its democratic process.
Kremlin’s destabilization strategy ahead of Ukraine’s presidential election
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor5 Mins Read