Putin, Ukraine And War In Europe
Feb 26th, 2022 | By Dr. Jim Eckman![](https://issuesinperspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/max-kukurudziak-qbc3Zmxw0G8-unsplash-150x100.jpg)
As I am writing this, Vladimir Putin has launched an invasion of Ukraine, initiating the first European land war since 1945. By any definition, Ukraine is a sovereign nation-state. Christopher DeMuth of the Hudson Institute itemizes these criteria: 1. It occupies and polices a clearly defined territory inhabited by millions of citizens; 2. It has self-conscious polities with its own history, traditions and institutions of government, commerce and civil liberty; 3. It is a peaceable nation.