In the last several months, Russia’s proxy war in eastern Ukraine – supporting an allegedly homegrown, pro-Russian separatist movement – has evolved from fomenting rebellion to more overt displays of aggression, including sending columns of tanks, heavy weaponry and thousands of troops to support the rebels across the border. Russia has spun or denied these military movements, admitting this week that Russian troops had entered Ukraine, but claiming they were there on leave and supporting the separatists of their own free will. The lack of an obvious, traditional act of war has effectively muted international outrage, while Russian propaganda and misdirection have confounded the possibility of a coherent media narrative. “This is a blatant invasion by Putin and Russia,” Weber says. “For people to have speculation that Russia might be invading Ukraine is absolutely absurd.” The photomontages that emerged – the result of a collaboration between Donald Weber & Arthur Bondar – are spectral, even hallucinatory, blending pictures of ordinary Ukrainian life with symbols of protest, state power and oppression. #Ukraine #Russia #Kiev #rebellion #military #Maidan #postmodern #Europe #Putin #Poroshenko #conflict #war #NATO VII Photo Agency
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:00:22 +0000
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