ABSTRACT
This essay explores Russia's involvement in the conflict in the Donbas by examining the extent to which Moscow's contribution has demonstrated a governance approach. We argue that Russia's engagement has remained in a perpetual state of flux due to contradictions in its policy, shaped by the interaction of a complex set of competing security logics. Opposing the view that Russia's response is solely a policy of destabilisation, we put forward the view that Moscow's behaviour has not ruled out a positive engagement in the settlement through the selective practice of certain norms and processes underpinning a governance approach.
