Traits accompanying Russian aggression abroad
1. “Separatist” movements and/or pro-Russian groups with ties to the Kremlin¹
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- Common claims the US supported Chechnya relate to a Stinger missile. A think tank based in Moscow mentioned a Stinger missile obtained by Chechnya as from Afghanistan. The US had provided these to Mujahideen².
- 2008 - Russia signs treaty to defend Georgia separatists
- 2014 - White House issues warning to Kremlin, as Ukrainian official claims 2,000 Russian troops have arrived in peninsula
- 2022 - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of Moscow-backed rebel regions in eastern Ukraine
2. “Threats” to Russian speakers or claims of “genocide” that are not supported by evidence
- 1999 - Imitating NATO: A Script Is Adapted for Chechnya³
- 2004 - Claims of Russian genocide or “ethnocide” in Ukraine
- 2014 - Crying Genocide: Use and Abuse of Political Rhetoric in Russia and Ukraine
- 2022 - Putin’s claims that Ukraine is committing genocide are baseless, but not unprecedented
3. Pipeline explosions, specifically those that carry Russian gas to other countries⁴
Some of these could be legitimate accidents from improperly operated or maintained infrastructure, but
- 2006 - Explosions in Russia Cut Gas Pipelines to Georgia
- 2008 - Raids Suggest Russia Targeted Energy Pipelines
- 2014 - Major Ukraine gas pipeline hit by blast
- 2022 - Nord Stream blast ‘blew away 50 metres of pipe’
4. Further exploitation related to energy

- 2009 - Gas crises between Russia and Ukraine
- 2015 - Russia resumed shipments of natural gas to Ukraine on Tuesday after a six-month shut-off
- 1995-2015 - Price Manipulations by Russia
- 2022 - On April 27, Russia cut off gas to Poland and Bulgaria in a move the European Commission called “blackmail.”
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