Quote Originally Posted by blue matt View Post
oh come on, the Russian backed separatists have been shelling the Ukrainians who want the Dombas to remain part of the Ukraine, it isnt one sided as well you know, if it wasn't for Azov them Ukrainians from the dombas would have been killed in 2014
It was one sided, the Ukrainians upped their shelling of Donbass in February of this year, prior to Putin acting.
And correct me if i'm wrong, but hasn't the Donbass held democratic elections that clearly stated a desire for independence from Ukraine? Something the US/EU backed Ukrainians ignored.