This volume of collected papers takes stock of what has become known about the war in eastern
Ukraine's Donets Basin (Donbas) between April 2014 and mid-2020. It provides an introduction to
the conflict and illustrates the key point of contention in the academic debate surrounding
it-the question whether this war is primarily an internal Ukrainian phenomenon or the result of
a covert Russian invasion. The contributions by recognized specialists from Ukraine Russia
Germany and Japan offer multifaceted views and insights into this long-lasting conflict for
both expert readers and those who are new to the topic. The volume's contributors are Tymofii
Brik Jakob Hauter Sanshiro Hosaka Yuriy Matsiyevsky Nikolay Mitrokhin Maximilian Kranich
and Ulrich Schneckener.
