How to cite this journal: Author, Date of the post, WMO Conflict Insight, Title of the post, ISSN: 2628 6998, https://worldmediation.org/journal/ ABSTRACT * This article argues that the conflict in Ukraine is not primarily a territorial dispute but a multidimensional conflict driven by internal and external factors alike. The author identifies three prevailing explanatory narratives: the absence of a strong common national identity in a socially and regionally heterogeneous country, the open ended character of Ukraine’s position between Russia and the West, and the competition between Russia and Western institutions for
geopolitical and civilisational influence. Tracing events from the Euromaidan protests of 2013 through the annexation of Crimea, the…
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