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Originally Posted by FlameOn
What I don't get is why the hell Western news agencies and people are still calling these pro-Russian forces when the core of the leadership are clearly Russian special forces, either GRU or Spetznaz who are taking their orders from the Kremlin, with some turncoats sprinkled in? It continues giving Russia deniability for their actions. Even if they are local militias, these are serving Russian interests should be considered Russian irregular forces at this point.
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This question may have nothing to do with politics and simply be a matter of conveying information. When you read a phrase like "Russian forces are fighting in Slavyansk", it reads like there is an actual Russian army officially invaded the city. It may confuse readers. The term "pro-Russian" does not rule out the possibility of them reporting to Kremlin, however there is still a difference between what is happening there and Russian forced actually invading, like in Abkhazia.