Ukraine Crisis

In order to regain control over countries like Ukraine, the authoritarian Russia of Putin uses propaganda.

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Despite the early Orange Revolution, Ukraine's political order continued to be plagued with corruption.

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In protest of corruption, citizens marched back to Maidan, and the president was ultimately removed from power.

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Putin seized the opportunity to take over Crimea as the new government was preoccupied with revolutionizing the country.

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It was Russian-backed troops who initiated the conflict in the Donbas following Russia's annexation of Crimea.

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Post-Cold War global politics have been reshaped by the crisis in Ukraine in a negative way.

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