16 IN THE LINE OF RUSSIAN AGGRESSION
Introduction and background
Once a Soviet Union republic, Ukraine gained its independence after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. At that time 84 per cent of Ukrainians took a referendum vote in support of the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine. This is an important fact to note for the future discussion of a hybrid war between Russia and Ukraine. The referendum of 1991 included Ukrainian citizens in Crimea and eastern Ukrainian territories whose decision to be a part of independent Ukraine was questioned by Russian President Putin in 2014. Putin justified his invasion of the Ukrainian territories by claiming ...
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