Причини і передумови окупації Луганської та Донецької областей: емпіричний аналіз територій (на основі показників індексу демократизації «freedom in the world 2020»)
Journal: The Scientific Issues of Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Series pedagogy
Year: 2021

Summary. The article examines the main reasons and preconditions for the occupation of certain regions in eastern Ukraine. The influence and role of Russia in this military conflict are analyzed, and for the first time an empirical (applied) analysis of the democratization index in the temporarily occupied territories is carried out. Russia’s aggressive policy in eastern Ukraine is part of a “hybrid” war against Ukraine that began in early 2014 with the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of C