Russian Federation's Invasion of Ukraine

Emiko Terazono, "Food Crisis Looms as Ukrainian Wheat Shipments Grind to Halt," Financial Times, 06 March 2022.

Anthony Faiola, "Flour Rationing in Lebanon, Grain Hoarding in Hungary: How the Ukraine War Is Lurching the Globe toward a New Food Crisis," Washington Post, 11 March 2022. U-M users who do not have a subscription to the Washington Post can access the article here through the library catalog.

David J. Lynch, "Oil Price Shock Jolts Global Recovery as Economic Impact of Russia’s Invasion Spreads," Washington Post, 11 March 2022. U-M users who do not have a subscription to the Washington Post can access the article here through the library catalog.

Scott Kennedy, "China's Economy and Ukraine: All Downside Risks," Center for Strategic and International Studies, 03 March 2022.

The Financial Times, otherwise a subscription online news service, is making its coverage of the Ukraine invasion free. Since economic sanctions are, at this point, the West's main mechanism for penalizing Russia, their analyses can be especially insightful.

Eir Nolsoe and Valentina Pop, "Russia sanctions list: What the west imposed over the Ukraine invasion," Financial Times, 4 March 2022.

Jonathan Guthrie, "The Chilling Effect of Sanctions on Russia," Financial Times, 07 March 2022.

Thomas Duthois, "Ukraine War: Which Countries are Sending Weapons and Aid to Forces Fighting the Russian Invasion?," EuroNews, 04 March 2022.

Constantine Atlamazoglou, "The NATO Rapid-Response Unit Created After Russia's 2014 Invasion of Ukraine Is Being Activated for First-of-Its-Kind Mission," Insider, 02 March 2022.

Dave Phillips, "I Just Can’t Stand By’: American Veterans Join the Fight in Ukraine," New York Times, 05 March 2022.

It is difficult to gauge with any accuracy the general Russian population's attitudes about their country's invasion of Ukraine. There is a strong nationalist contingent in the country who seem to support such moves. Putin does enjoy significant citizen support—even if there's reason to believe that the numbers are inflated. Indeed, the state's almost complete control over media and the narrative it broadcasts about the invasion and, more broadly, about Russia's place in the world, make it difficult for many citizens to encounter other perspectives. At the same time, there has been much visible expression of domestic dissent such as protests with thousands of participants. Understand, too, that to vocalize dissent in Russia today is dangerous: such expression of anti-war or anti-Putin sentiments have been violently quashed by state police. There's even been reports of the authorities tracking down individuals who've posted dissenting content via social media. The following articles aim to introduce the different dimensions of this topic.

Norman Hermant, "Polls Say Most Russians Support the Invasion of Ukraine. But with Putin's Tools of 'Fear and Corruption', Is That Really the Truth?," ABC News Australia, 4 March 2022.

"Russia’s Tricky Opinion Polling. Sociologist Alexey Bessudnov Shares Five Charts That Help Explain How to Read the Kremlin’s Survey Data on Support for the War in Ukraine," Meduza, 07 March 2022.

Cheryl Teh, "Decoding the 'Z' — the Mysterious Russian Military Symbol That's Been Co-Opted by Russia's Nationalist Movement," Insider, 07 March 2022.

"Thousands Arrested Across Russia at Anti-War Protests," Aljazeera, 06 March 2022.

Elahe Izadi and Sarah Ellison, "Russia’s Independent Media, Long Under Siege, Teeters Under New Putin Crackdown," Washington Post, 04 March 2022. U-M affiliates can get access to the Washington Post, and the article above, via the library catalog here.

Jack Newman, "Russian Fury Grows over Putin's Madness: Shoppers Face Empty Shelves and 13,500 People Have Now Been Arrested for Anti-War Protests as Vladimir Tries to Snuff out Ukraine Dissent," Daily Mail UK, 08 March 2022.

The Institute for the Study of War (Washington, D.C.) is producing the regular reports "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment" and "Ukraine Conflict Updates" along with analytical essays and predictions, as well as general information such as the "Explainer on Russian Conscription, Reserve, and Mobilization."

Jeffrey S. Merrifield, "Russia Sees Gold in Ukraine's Nuclear Plants," The Wall Street Journal, 10 March 2022. U-M users can access this article and other WSJ content here via the library catalog.

Claire Parker, Ellen Francis, Douglas MacMillan, and Maite Fernández Simon, "What to Know about Ukraine’s Nuclear Sites and the Risks the Russian Invasion Could Pose," The Washington Post, 04 March 2022. U-M users can access this article here via the library catalog.

"Russian Attack on Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant More Dangerous than First Thought," NPR, 11 March 2022.