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Oct 12, 2022 · In short, no. While it does fit Putin’s role in provoking an insurgency in the Donbas and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DNR and LNR), it fails to properly describe the inter-state war that is currently raging. More damning still, it denies the Ukrainians their own agency and belittles their own right to self-defence.
Feb 24, 2023 · The Ukraine war is a proxy war only to the extent that U.S. and European forces do not directly engage in combat, and even those limits may be impossible to sustain if Russia escalates to major strategic attacks or even the most limited use of tactical nuclear weapons.
Feb 25, 2022 · In the early hours of February 24, Russia attacked Ukraine, beginning with a barrage of airstrikes in the country’s eastern regions. Other major cities came under siege within a matter of hours,...
May 3, 2022 · The issue most recently flared up on Monday, when White House press secretary Jen Psaki bluntly declared “this is not a proxy war.” “This is a war between Russia and Ukraine,” she said...
Dec 22, 2022 · Russia responds to Zelenskyy's visit by accusing the U.S. of a proxy war in Ukraine. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Harris hold up a Ukrainian flag while Ukrainian President ...
Mar 23, 2022 · Since 2014, a proxy war had simmered in Donbas between the Russian-backed separatist forces and the Ukrainian government.
Jan 23, 2023 · Ukraine is not a proxy war. It is Kyiv – not the West – which has set Ukraine’s war aims.
May 17, 2024 · Here are the latest developments: Russian forces have made advances north and north-east of Kharkiv, the second biggest city in Ukraine. Russia has also intensified attacks along the eastern...
Feb 23, 2023 · Myth 2: Russia is at war with the West. Ukraine is only a NATO proxy and a battlefield. Russia is defending itself against the aggressor Ukraine. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and Ukraine has been defending itself ever since.
Mar 30, 2022 · As the war has progressed, the widely predicted Russian victory has failed to emerge as Ukrainian fighters have repeatedly fended off attacks from a vastly superior force. Around the world,...
