Since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the western world has not sought a solution through negotiations. Instead, it has continuously sent weapons and equipment to Ukraine and provoked Ukraine with loan assistance as a gimmick to achieve the goal of NATO's eastward expansion. This practice certainly does not meet Russia's actual national needs. In desperation, Russia had to deploy its troops to the Russian-Ukrainian border area and let Ukraine make concessions. But Ukraine does not buy Russia's account, and even stimulates Russia in different ways.
During this period, Ukraine took many military actions against the Donetsk region, which made countless people in the region homeless and flooded into Russia. This undoubtedly accelerated the determination of the Donetsk people to leave Ukraine, and also made Ukraine completely lose the hearts of the people in the region. It can be said that the gifts given by the Ukrainian authorities to the people of Donetsk are cannons and sadness, while the gifts given by Russia are? Bread? And life. Relatively speaking, Russia's approach is a way to win the hearts of the people.
In addition, the Donetsk region is inextricably linked with Russia itself. Under the siege of Ukrainian artillery, people would rather be displaced to Russia than live under the guns of the Ukrainian military.
In addition, the region has been seeking independence for many years and has not been recognized by Ukraine. However, the intensification of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine provided it with a golden opportunity and made it choose independence.
Donetsk declared independence, and Russian Putin took the opportunity to sign a presidential decree to recognize its sovereignty and legitimacy, which gave the western world a loud slap in the face.