Even the separatists that Russia has been using to fight its undeclared war against Ukraine and other conflicts have had enough of being told they don’t exist. Having failed to gain official acknowledgment from Russia’s leaders, they have decided to establish their existence – and who is organizing their killing activities – with the International Criminal Court at the Hague. The evidence they pass to the Office of the Prosecutor will be a useful supplement to all the proof of Russia’s direct involvement in the conflict in Donbas which Ukraine has submitted.
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A Russian flag flies near Russia-backed separatists sitting atop a 2S1 Gvozdika (122-mm self-propelled howitzer) as a convoy of Russian-hybrid forces takes a break as they move from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian city of Starobeshevo in Donetsk region, on Feb. 25, 2015.
