I followed the news while it happened. The Ukrainian coup government sent troops east and they were disarmed and sent home without their weapons. Next, the government sent private armies and neo-nazi groups who murdered civilians. That’s when the revolt really got started.
If you followed it closely you would recall the protestations from Putin Russia that this was a local revolt in Crimea. Then later Putin handed out the medals to the Russians involved in the op. Funny how all those “farmers and miners revolt” Putnist lies from 4 years ago have gone down the memory hole, isn’t it?
Let me spell out the time line for you since it seems to be difficult in regards to Eastern Ukraine:
1)Russians from Mosocw like “former” FSB officer Igor Girkin arrived and started a murder and kidnapping spree in EASTERN Ukraine.
2)Ukrainian Army deploys to Eastern Ukraine in response to this “rebel” invasion from Russia.
3)Russian Army destroys the border, invades with tanks and defeats the Ukrainian Army in Donbas.
Really, this shouldn’t be difficult since you “followed the news”.
lodi, you are correct.
>If you followed it closely you would recall the protestations from Putin Russia that this was a local revolt in Crimea. Then later Putin handed out the medals to the Russians involved in the op. Funny how all those “farmers and miners revolt” Putnist lies from 4 years ago have gone down the memory hole, isn’t it?
Are we talking about eastern Ukraine or the Crimea? Because there was never any chance Russia was going to let their only warm weather port go just because the US overthrew the Ukrainian government.
>1)Russians from Mosocw like “former” FSB officer Igor Girkin arrived and started a murder and kidnapping spree in EASTERN Ukraine.
Never heard of him. Nor was there any terrorist actions going on before the neo-nazis moved in. No doubt you can link me a Soros back publication that will tell me all about it.
>2)Ukrainian Army deploys to Eastern Ukraine in response to this “rebel” invasion from Russia.
Nope. They rolled east to secure the area since every time the maiden folks try to start something in the locals beat the crap out of them and sent them back to Kiev. The east voted overwhelmingly for the deposed president and viewed his removal as the negation of their vote. They had no reason to like the people who had couped their government. But nor did they make any moves against Kiev.
>3)Russian Army destroys the border, invades with tanks and defeats the Ukrainian Army in Donbas.
The eastern part of the Ukrainian army largely defected to the rebels or went west. As far as I know, the Russian army didn’t really get directly involved until 2 or 3 attack west by the Ukrainian army after they’d been bolstered with IMF funds(illegally btw).
>Really, this shouldn’t be difficult since you “followed the news”.
I guess I wasn’t watching the Soros approved news sources.