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| − | The '''Donbas war''' began with the 2014 [[Obama administration]]-backed [[Maidan coup]] which overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected president of [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/03/how-why-us-government-perpetrated-2014-coup-ukraine/</ref> [[President | + | The '''Donbas war''' began with the 2014 [[Obama administration]]-backed [[Maidan coup]] which overthrew the [[democracy|democratically]] elected president of [[Ukraine]].<ref>https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/03/how-why-us-government-perpetrated-2014-coup-ukraine/</ref> [[President Viktor Yanukovych]]'s election had been certified by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He was the first democratically elected official overthrown in a violent revolution in recent memory. The [[coup]] was accomplished with the aid anti-Russian [[neo-Nazi]]s. Following the upheaval, [[Donetsk]] and [[Lugansk]] in the Don River Basin (or Donbas) of [[Eastern Europe]] declared their independence from [[Kyiv]] and became known as the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, collectively known as the Donbas. |
Since 2014, the [[Russian]] speaking majority of the region has been at war with Kyiv government. The two sides negotiated a truce in 2015 in the Minsk II Agreements. | Since 2014, the [[Russian]] speaking majority of the region has been at war with Kyiv government. The two sides negotiated a truce in 2015 in the Minsk II Agreements. | ||
Revision as of 13:49, February 18, 2022
The Donbas war began with the 2014 Obama administration-backed Maidan coup which overthrew the democratically elected president of Ukraine.[1] President Viktor Yanukovych's election had been certified by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He was the first democratically elected official overthrown in a violent revolution in recent memory. The coup was accomplished with the aid anti-Russian neo-Nazis. Following the upheaval, Donetsk and Lugansk in the Don River Basin (or Donbas) of Eastern Europe declared their independence from Kyiv and became known as the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, collectively known as the Donbas.
Since 2014, the Russian speaking majority of the region has been at war with Kyiv government. The two sides negotiated a truce in 2015 in the Minsk II Agreements.
Allegations of genocide
In February 2022 Russia accused Ukraine's military of committing "crimes against residents of the eastern Donbas region" in a report filed with the United Nations.[2] The Russian news outlet Sputnik reported that the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation after the discovery of mass graves of civilians in Donbass. "The remains of at least 295 civilians who died as a result of indiscriminate shelling by Ukrainian armed forces in 2014 were exhumed from them. It is already known that among the remains there are bodies of women of different ages," a statement from the committee said.[3] Russian President Vladimir Putin called the events in Donbass a "genocide,"[4] saying that the Ukrainian government continues to violate human rights, including by legalizing the discrimination of the Russian-speaking population in the country. On January 16, 2022 Tass reported that Ukraine mandated all print media are to switch to the Ukrainian language.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/06/03/how-why-us-government-perpetrated-2014-coup-ukraine/
- ↑ https://theweek.com/russia/1010313/russia-in-report-to-un-again-accuses-ukraine-of-genocide-amid-shelling-in-donbas
- ↑ https://sputniknews.com/20220216/russia-opens-criminal-case-after-discovery-of-mass-graves-of-civilians-in-donbass-1093089542.html
- ↑ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/russian-documents-level-genocide-allegation-against-ukraine-in-eastern-donbas-region-11645114453
- ↑ https://tass.com/world/1388729