[Jan_Sobieski]

Russia started the war in 2014 when they launched a cowardly sneak attack against Ukraine. Deal with it.

Why were Donetsk and Luhansk independent Republics since 2014?

[MeganC]

They were not independent. They were seized by the Red Army, their government was replaced with Russians from Moscow, and they were annexed into the Russian Empire.

But since you like independence when will Russia be leaving Chechnya and honoring their independence?