Vladimir Putin's immediate goal in the invasion of Ukraine was to oust President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and install a pro-Russian government that would reject Western alignment, specifically membership in the European Union or NATO.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Brookings Institution
  How the war in Ukraine changed Russia's global standing | Brookings

Sources

• How the war in Ukraine changed Russia's global standing | Brookings www.brookings.edu Brookings Institution via serper

Referenced by nodes (5)

• Nate entity
• Vladimir Putin entity
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy entity
• Ukraine location
• European Union entity