The war started in 2014 with Euromaidan. Where the pro-Russian government got ousted in a violent coup/revolution/uprising (what you call it depends on what you believe). The pro-Russian president had to flee the country.
Then a new government was quickly appointed, unconstitutionally, and that government is the current one. That administration was made up of far right leaders (think people like Andriy Biletsky). This administration immediately started cooperating with the CIA the very first day.
Then Russia invaded Crimea and started the covert operation in Donbas a few days after that.
It’s more complicated than saying it’s an invasion of a sovereign nation. It’s not a civil war either, you are right. But I think it’s closer to the Spanish Civil War than the invasion of Poland.
Really it’s: a coup triggered a war of independence against Russia. Ukraine was firmly in Russian sphere from 91 until 2014. Once that stopped being true, Russia invaded.
But I like to think of the Spanish Civil War because it’s the proxy war before the war. It’s a place for big powers to test new technologies. Get ready for the inevitable showdown.
The war started in 2014 with Euromaidan. Where the pro-Russian government got ousted in a violent coup/revolution/uprising (what you call it depends on what you believe). The pro-Russian president had to flee the country.
Then a new government was quickly appointed, unconstitutionally, and that government is the current one. That administration was made up of far right leaders (think people like Andriy Biletsky). This administration immediately started cooperating with the CIA the very first day.
Then Russia invaded Crimea and started the covert operation in Donbas a few days after that.
It’s more complicated than saying it’s an invasion of a sovereign nation. It’s not a civil war either, you are right. But I think it’s closer to the Spanish Civil War than the invasion of Poland.
Really it’s: a coup triggered a war of independence against Russia. Ukraine was firmly in Russian sphere from 91 until 2014. Once that stopped being true, Russia invaded.
But I like to think of the Spanish Civil War because it’s the proxy war before the war. It’s a place for big powers to test new technologies. Get ready for the inevitable showdown.