DINAMIKA KELOMPOK SEPARATIS DONBAS: IMPLIKASI TERHADAP ESKALASI KONFLIK RUSIA-UKRAINA
Keywords:
conflict escalation, geopolitics, Russia-Ukraine conflict, separatist groups, donbas region
Abstract
This study analyzes the dynamics of separatist groups in the Donbas region, influenced by ethnic and linguistic factors, and their implications for the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Using a qualitative approach and desk research within a neorealist theoretical framework, this study explores how Russia's military, economic, and political support transformed these separatists into effective actors. This also forms part of Russia's geopolitical strategy against NATO and EU expansion. Donbas separatist groups function as Russia's proxies and political tools, creating a conflict zone that prolongs regional instability. This support exacerbates tensions and hinders diplomatic efforts. This research concludes that Donbas separatists are geopolitical instruments significantly prolonging the conflict, impeding peaceful resolution, and worsening Russia's relations with the West
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Pratama, T. A., & Zulha, M. A. (2023). Relevansi Rusia dan Turki Pada Konflik Armenia-Azerbaijan di Wilayah Nagorno-Karabakh. Jurnal Ilmiah Wahana Pendidikan, 349-357.
Syahdani, M. (2024). NEOREALISM AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: A MORE CYNICAL PERSPECTIVE TOWARDS UNJUST WAR? BHUVANA: Journal of Global Studies, 126-127.
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Parawita, A. (2025). Konflik Rusia-Ukraina (Sejarah, Resolusi, serta Manajemen Konflik). Jurnal Riset Ilmu Manajemen dan Kewirausahaan, 147-161.
Katchanovski, I. (2016). The Separatist War in Donbas: A Violent Break-Up of Ukraine? European Politics and Society, 473-489.
Malik, M. A. (2023). Hubungan Rusia-Ukraine Pasca Keruntuhan Kesatuan Soviet: Dari Perselisihan Kecil Ke Kancah Perang. SINERGI: Journal of Strategic & Internasional, 67-85.
Revilia, R. (2022). KEPENTINGAN RUSIA DI TENGAH KONFLIK SIPIL NEGARA UKRAINA DENGAN PEMERINTAHAN SEPARATIS WILAYAH DONETSK. Jurnal Hubungan Internasional Indonesia, 13-30.
Bowen, A. S. (2019). Coercive diplomacy and the Donbas: Explaining Russian strategy in Eastern Ukraine. Journal of Strategic Studies, 1-24.
Driedger, J. J. (2023). Risk acceptance and offensive war: The case of Russia under the Putin regime. Contemporary Security Policy, 199-125.
Juneau, T. (2024). How War in Yemen Transformed the Iran-Houthi Partnership. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 278-300.
Idris, F. N. (2023). SANKSI UNI EROPA TERHADAP RUSIA ATAS PELANGGARAN TERITORIAL UKRAINA: PENDEKATAN MULTI-TUJUAN. Jurnal Dinamika Global, 16-34.
Klepárník, V. (2023). From Donbas Conflict to the Russian-Ukrainian War. A Review of Literature. Czech Journal of Intenational Relation , 103-128.
Perepelytsia, H. (2022). Settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict on the Donbas in the Focus of the Problem of War and Peace. Small Wars & Insurgencies, 21-45.
Potočňák, A. (2023). Donbas Conflict: How Russia’s Trojan Horse Failed and Forced Moscow to Alter Its Strategy. Problems of Post-Communism, 341-351.
Kazdobina, J. (2024). Why the Donbas War Was Never “Civil”. Stockholm Centre For Eastern European Studies, 2-12.
Hitman, G. (2020). From separatism to violence: A typology of interactions between the citizen and the state establishment. Cogent Social Sciences, 1-14.
Lewis, J. S. (2022). What drives support for separatism? Exposure to conflict and relative ethnic size in Biafra, Nigeria. Nations and Nationalism, 1228-1252.
Germann, M., & Sambanis, N. (2020). Political Exclusion, Lost Autonomy, and Escalating Conflict over Self-Determination. International Organization, 178-203.
Lele, G. (2020). Asymmetric decentralization, accommodation and separatist conflict: lessons from Aceh and Papua, Indonesia . Territory, Politics, Governance, 972-990.
Gusarov, S. M., Zolotar, O., Belanuk, M., & Svyrydova, L. V. (2020). Legal Principles of Opposition to Separatism in the Modern State. Revista Amazonia Investiga, 29-36.
Emamifar, A., Sazmand, B., & Falatri, M. M. (2023). Enhancing neorealism: Lessons from India-Russia defense cooperation for Iran in the aftermath of the 2014 Russo-Ukraine conflict. Journal of Eurasian Studies, 1-18.
Nuruzzaman, Mohammed;. (2021). Does realism explain the Arab Spring? Neorealist alliance formation theories and the Syrian civil war. International Journal: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis, 1-23.
German, M., & Tan, T. (2021). Understanding Russian and Turkish State-National Interests in the Syrian Conflict through the Neo-Realism Paradigm. Open Journal of Political Science, 706-720.
Bowen, A. S. (2019). Coercive diplomacy and the Donbas: Explaining Russian strategy in Eastern Ukraine. Journal of Strategic Studies, 42(3-4), 312-335.
Donahue, P. (2024). Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine? Understanding the Roots of the War. Bloomberg. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com
Galeotti, M. (2015). ‘Hybrid War’ and ‘Little Green Men’: How It Works, and How It Doesn’t. E-International Relations, 156-164
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Published
2025-08-05
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Kamurahang, P., & Mahdi , I. (2025). DINAMIKA KELOMPOK SEPARATIS DONBAS: IMPLIKASI TERHADAP ESKALASI KONFLIK RUSIA-UKRAINA . ndonesian ournal of nternational elations, 9(2), 370-386. https://doi.org/10.32787/ijir.v9i2.705
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