This book examine crucial facets of the Russian invasion. It endeavours to offers not only insights into the immediate circumstances of the invasion but also a framework for broader discussions and a foundation for informed dialogues on the multifaceted dimensions of this geopolitical upheaval.

Diana Dumitru is Ion Räiu Professor in Romanian Studies at Georgetown University, USA. Her research interests include the Holocaust in Eastern Europe, nationality policies and antisemitism in the USSR, and late Stalinism and postwar trials in the Soviet Union. Her second book is entitled The State, Antisemitism and Collaboration in the Holocaust: The Borderlands of Romania and the Soviet Union (2016). She is an Editor of the Journal of Genocide Research.

A. Dirk Moses is Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor of International Relations at the City College of New York, CUNY, USA. He is the author of The Problems of Genocide: Permanent Security and the Language of Transgression (2021) and is the Senior Editor of the Journal of Genocide Research.

Introduction: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine 1. Beyond the False Claim of Genocide: Preliminary Reflections on Ukraine's Prospects in Its Pursuit of Justice at the ICJ 2. When the Head of State Makes Rape Jokes, His Troops Rape on the Ground: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Russia's Aggression against Ukraine 3. Forcibly Transferring Ukrainian Children to the Russian Federation: A Genocide? 4. Russia's Genocidal War in Ukraine: Radicalization and Social Destruction 5. Beyond Putin's Analogies: The Genocide Debate on Ukraine and the Balkan Analogy Worth Noting 6. Ukraine, Russia, and Genocide of Minor Differences 7. The Paradox of Genocide in Modern Russia: Evolving Narratives of the Siege of Leningrad During the "Great Patriotic Operation" 8. "We've Got to Kill Them": Responses to Bucha on Russian Social Media Groups 9. Filtration Camps, Past and Present, and Russia's War Against Ukraine 10. A Return to Antenora? Observations on Collaboration During the Russo-Ukrainian War 11. Civil Crisis Management in Poland: The First Weeks of the Relief in Russian War on Ukraine 12. The Postcolonial Moment in Russia's War Against Ukraine 13. Options for Prosecuting Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: A Critical Analysis 14. The International Administration of Territory as an Interim Peace