The monograph is a comprehensive study of approaches adopted by the Russian doctrineâ©âšof international law regarding the 2013-2015 events which are directly or indirectly connectedâ©âšwith international legal relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation â the Revolutionâ©âšof Dignity in Ukraine, the use of force by Russia in Crimea, the annexation of the peninsula,â©âšand the armed conflict in parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The monographâ©âšoffers an analysis of the key arguments produced to justify the âlawfulnessâ of Russiaâs actionsâ©âšand expose âviolations of international law by Ukraineâ and evaluates the conclusions drawnâ©âšby Russian researchers from the standpoint of international legal norms and principles, theâ©âšpractice of their application, and modern approaches in global international law. The authorâ©âšidentifies the changes that took place in the Russian doctrine on the main issues in internationalâ©âšlegal regulation of relations between states under the influence of the 2013-2015 eventsâ©âšand summarizes the special features of contemporary doctrinal approaches and the main tendenciesâ©âšof their transformation.â©âš