what are the origins of the conflict?

Ukraine is a former Republic Soviet, independent since 1991. “[C’est] a buffer state between Russia to the east, Europe to the west, and precisely Ukraine leans more and more towards the West, which is not at all to the taste of Vladimir Putin, who wants to keep it in his lap”says journalist Stéphanie Perez, present on Saturday February 19 on the set of 20 Hours.

Tensions have crystallized in recent days in Donbass, a region in eastern Ukraine. “In 2014, after the revolution that ousted the pro-Russian Ukrainian president, part of this territory, mainly Russian-speaking, seceded: two self-proclaimed republics, that of Donetsk and that of Lugansk, were born”, continues the journalist. Kiev accuses Moscow of arming the separatists. Clashes have been almost daily for eight years on the line of contact between each camp. 13,000 deaths are already to be deplored.