Original sentence: The unrest would develop into the War in Donbas with the creation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, both heavily supported by Russia, as well as the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia
Edited sentence: The unrest would develop into the War in Donbas with the creation of the Kremlin-controlled self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, as well as the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia