For decades, the Kremlin has been pulling the strings behind separatist movements and the establishment of pseudo-republics in the territories of Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. The deployment of volunteer Cossacks and regular Russian army on the territory of an independent country, and the excuse of protecting ethnic Russians from supposed genocide is far more than just about the LPR and DPR in Ukraine. These tricks have been extensively used by Russia in the last several decades, their application intensified during the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

In this investigative documentary, Danylo Mokryk delves into the history of Russia’s involvement in these breakaway regions, uncovering the truth behind Moscow’s actions and the impact they’ve had on the nations affected.

00:00 – Introduction: How long has Moscow been betting on separatism and pseudo-republics?
00:02:24 – The “Transnistrian Moldovan Republic”: How it all began
06:00- Russian army in “Transnistria” and arguments about “Nazis” and “genocide”
00:10:15 – What is happening with the Russian-occupied part of Moldova
00:12:16 – Russian propaganda in Georgia and the history of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
00:20:50 – Yanukovych’s role in the emergence of separatism in the east of Ukraine
00:24:08 – Igor Girkin and the start of the war in Ukraine
00:28:20 – The situation in the so-called “DPR” and “LPR” on the eve of the full-scale invasion

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