OT: Where do you learn all this? I read a lot of foreign policy and I'm always interested in excellent new sources. The Jamestown Foundation provides in-depth coverage Russian and Caucuses issues like these, if long-winded a little partisan, but I haven't found much else.
I'm Russian, so it's easy to follow the local news and social media.
Also, I follow a variety of "interesting" people on LiveJournal. Among them are some separatist militia fighters from Donbass, so I get a scoop of their inner news, rumors and propaganda. These guys are actually surprisingly ready to share with most anyone who's willing to listen - they have a lot of broken expectations, and many are angry in a very loud way.
OT: Where do you learn all this? I read a lot of foreign policy and I'm always interested in excellent new sources. The Jamestown Foundation provides in-depth coverage Russian and Caucuses issues like these, if long-winded a little partisan, but I haven't found much else.