in the takeover of crimea the russian army didnt pretend to be affiliated with a breakaway republic iirc but it was a similar "these aren't really our guys" sort of deal
So, are the Donbass separatists mostly an native-Ukraine force, just somewhat supported by Russia, despite their Surzhyk,
OR
are they composed of foreign, official Russian army soldiers, with barely any links to Ukraine?
Weren't the Minsk agreements mentioned in point 5 the peaceful option that ruzzia had pursued for years with no avail?
Yep. Russia took nearly a decade to respond militarily. Ukraine started the war in 2014.
Ukraine was not sovereign by 2014, Maidan means we may as well say the US began the war in 2014.
I have no problem with saying that
What does "russian ""volunteers"" in Donbass" mean? Were they an extension of the Green Men NATO was rambling about?
in the takeover of crimea the russian army didnt pretend to be affiliated with a breakaway republic iirc but it was a similar "these aren't really our guys" sort of deal
So, are the Donbass separatists mostly an native-Ukraine force, just somewhat supported by Russia, despite their Surzhyk, OR are they composed of foreign, official Russian army soldiers, with barely any links to Ukraine?
no one's sure about that except the russian army i expect. now that they're annexed any "native" troops are russian too
I suppose so...