Operation Z

Operation Z

Why did Putin launch Operation Z in Ukraine ? Are Ukrainian forces using neo-Nazi volunteers ? What are the forces involved and the reality of the military conflict over the past six months ? What do we know about war crimes like Butcha ? Have Western economic sanctions worked ? Is the massive arms shipment from the West having an effect on the conflict ?

After the best-selling book Putin : Master of the Game, whose analysis has been acclaimed worldwide, Jacques Baud returns in this book to the root causes of the war in Ukraine and the reasons that pushed Vladimir Putin to intervene on 24 February 2022. Using intelligence information and official reports, he analyses the course of the military actions and the way they were interpreted in the West. It explains the political and economic disruption of the world order and the long-term consequences of Western sanctions on our daily lives. It reveals how the conflict could have been avoided and what avenues were deliberately left open by the US and Europe.

Autorentext

Jacques Baud, a colonel, chemical and nuclear weapons expert, trained in counter-terrorism and counter-guerrilla warfare, designed the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and its Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA). In the service of the United Nations, he served as Chief of Doctrine for Peacekeeping Operations in New York, and was engaged in Africa. In NATO, he led the fight against the proliferation of small arms. He is the author of several books on intelligence, asymmetric warfare and terrorism.

Klappentext

Why did Putin launch Operation Z in Ukraine? Are Ukrainian forces using neo-Nazi volunteers? What is the reality of the military conflict over the past six months? What do we know about war crimes like Bucha? Have Western economic sanctions actually worked? Has the massive shipment of weapons by the West had an effect on the conflict? After the best-seller, Putin, Master of the Game? which was praised worldwide, Jacques Baud returns in this book to the root causes of the war in Ukraine and reveals the real and hidden reasons that pushed Vladimir Putin to intervene on February 24, 2022. Using information from intelligence services and official reports, Baud analyzes the course of the military actions and the way they were interpreted in the West. He explains the political and economic disruption of the world order, as well as the long-term consequences on our daily lives caused by Western sanctions against Russia. Baud then explains how the conflict could have been avoided and which options were purposely avoided by the United States and Europe. This is a tell-all book that must be read by everyone-because, whether we realize it or not, we are all being affected by the war in Ukraine.