In early February 2021, Margarita Simonyan, head of the Russian disinformation outlet RT.com, called upon the Russian leadership to violate the country’s obligations to international law, bilateral agreements and human decency: “Mother Russia, bring Donbas home!”
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Russia-backed separatists parade in multiple rocket launchers and military vehicles during parade marking Victory Day in Donetsk on May 9, 2018.