The Kremlin's Annexation Policy and Provoked Migration as a Russian Political Pressure Tool

Abstract

Migration is still a heavily debated topic in many countries. According to some opinions, immigration brings many advantages to a country. To others, high immigration numbers threaten national identity, increase dependence on welfare, and threaten national security (illegal immigration or terrorism). Migration is an integral part of modernity that affects both the host country of the migrants and the country of origin. Waves of artificially provoked migration based on goals unrelated to the causes of the crisis deserve separate mention. The prime example of such actions is Russia, which is using this tool to satisfy its disproportionately aggressive expansionist foreign policy ambitions, especially in post-Soviet countries. That is why in this work significant attention is paid to the research on Russian foreign policy priorities. The chapter analyzes Russia's aggressive foreign policy and its impact on the forced migration from Georgia and Ukraine.