title: Proxy Warfare in Ukraine
abstract: Abstract&amp;nbsp; The ongoing Ukrainian crisis began in 2014 with street protests, supported by Western states, to topple the pro-Russian government of Ukraine. The crisis evolved into the invasion and annexation of Crimea by Russia, ongoing conflicts between legal Ukrainian government troops and Russian-supported local separatists in eastern Ukraine. This article analyzes the crisis within the theory of proxy warfare, which emerged during the Cold War as the most prevalent method of competitio
journal: Savunma Bilimleri Dergisi