nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220401-011042-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220326s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220401-011042-0 doi eng 342 23 Preuß, Ulrich K. Author aut Distrust – Trust – Recognition Preuß, Ulrich K. Verfassungsblog 2022-03-26 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Could it be that even Russia’s current political leadership is in truth not necessarily interested in conquering the land and people of Ukraine, but in proving Russia’s great power status? If so, the classification as a „regional power“ would be a violation of Russian self-esteem and status consciousness, for the healing of which Russia is starting a war that is contrary to international law, morally reprehensible, economically absurd and cruel, and devoid of any pragmatic rational explanation. CC BY-SA 4.0 International relations Recognition Russia Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/distrust-trust-recognition/ raw object