Ukraine and Russia: How did a widely read Russian newspaper argue Russia’s case in 2014?
Journal: Tripodos
Year: 2024

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had a preamble. In 2014, when then president Yanukovych fled Ukraine in the course of the Maidan protests, the loss of its ally in Kyiv prompted Russia to instigate pro-Russian and military activities in Crimea. This culminated in Russia, after a disputed referendum, incorporating Crimea as a Russian republic on 18 March 2014. This article investigates how the widely read Russian weekly newspaper Argumenty i Facty (Arguments and Facts) portrayed t