“Pravova derzhava”. Issue 37 (2026), pages 649–659.

DOI: 10.33663/0869-2491-2026-37-649-659

Kvasha Roman
Political violence in the context of russian armed aggression as an interdisciplinary problem

ISSN online: 2617-9776 print: 0869-2491

Introduction. In modern socio-political conditions in Ukraine, special attention is paid to such a type of violence as political violence, in particular its extreme form –war. War and political violence are inherent in the developing world, starting from the Second World War. Over time, the number and duration of progressive conflicts increased, since more conflicts were initiated than were concluded. Thus, political violence in general, and in the context of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war in particular, is one of the global problems of the modern world and has already led to the destruction of the international legal order established after the Second World War. The aim of the article: posing the problem of political violence in the context of

Russian armed aggression in criminal law, criminology and political science.

Results and conclusions. The problem of political violence has not been systematically studied in either the legal or political science branches of science. The concept of political violence is not contained in the norms of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, therefore, it cannot currently be considered criminal law. At the same time, war as a manifestation of political violence is included in the criminal law terminology apparatus, within which concepts enshrined in the norms of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, such as “war crimes”, “war propaganda”, “crime of aggression”, etc., are currently being studied. Political violence should be considered as the intentional unlawful use of physical or psychological influence in order to achieve a political goal (motive), while other goals (motives) may take place as secondary ones.

Despite the debatability and differences in the interpretation of the phenomenon and types of violence, political violence in the context of armed Russian aggression is an imperative object for domestic criminal law, criminological and political science research. In future multidisciplinary research, a multifaceted theory of political violence should be developed. Russian aggression against Ukraine is a manifestation of political violence aimed at depriving Ukrainians of freedom and justice, destroying the independence of the state and national identity.

Keywords: political violence, aggression, influence, Rome Statute, war, information violence, criminal liability, political crime, criminology, political goal, political motive, intent, aggressive war, armed aggression, political science.

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