Ukraine was preparing a war to take back donbas, and there was no "calming down". The problem is, that the media changed their stories after the start of war.
> MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Two regions in eastern Ukraine where government and separatist forces have been fighting since 2014 were hit by more than 1,400 explosions on Friday, monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said, pointing to a surge in shelling.
1400 "explosions" in one day are far away from "calm" to me. This was just before russia entered the war.
On the other hand, eu/nato was training ukranian soldiers since 2015.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/osce-reports-surge-numb...
> MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Two regions in eastern Ukraine where government and separatist forces have been fighting since 2014 were hit by more than 1,400 explosions on Friday, monitors for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said, pointing to a surge in shelling.
1400 "explosions" in one day are far away from "calm" to me. This was just before russia entered the war.
On the other hand, eu/nato was training ukranian soldiers since 2015.