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From: On all aspects of Russia and the FSU <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Andreas Umland
Sent: 06 August 2021 16:23
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Subject: Who started the Donbas war in April 2014? - Jakob Hauter of SSEES provides an excellent investigation
Superb analysis by Jakob Hauter, UCL SSEES, in "Media, War & Conflict":
"In the light of the available online media evidence, it is almost certain that the primary cause of [the violent escalation in the Donbas in April 2014] were the actions of an armed group that was an agent of the Russian state. Local separatist activism played a secondary, auxiliary role. This finding represents a serious obstacle for the hypothesis that the Donbas conflict is primarily a domestic phenomenon that was caused by local separatist forces. The present case study proves that Russian intervention was the primary cause for the conflict's first armed clash and its first battle-related casualty."
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