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How Russian colonialism took the Western anti-imperialist Left for a ride (www.salon.com)

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[–] aleph@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In Donbas, it was Russia-backed separatists rather than Russian troops, although it was all part of the wider incursion into Ukraine by Russia at that time.

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, Ukrainians then?

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Pro-Russian, Ukrainian paramilitaries who attacked and took over military bases and police stations, yes. What's your point?

[–] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 3 points 1 year ago

Do you say the same thing regarding the Kurdish separatists in Turkish Kurdistan?