Colombian Journalist Says It's Important to Explain Who Is 'Driving' Conflict in Donbas

A Colombian journalist said it was important to explain to international audiences who is "driving" the conflict in the Donbas region, according to TASS.

The remarks came after representatives of 13 foreign media outlets from 11 countries visited the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), TASS reported.

Media visit to Luhansk

The TASS report did not name the Colombian journalist directly in the material provided, nor did it detail which outlets took part in the broader delegation of 13 foreign media organizations. Such visits, organized to Russian-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, have periodically brought foreign reporters to the region to present perspectives that differ from Western media coverage of the war.

The journalist's comment about identifying who is "driving" the conflict reflects a narrative promoted in Russian coverage, which has sought to frame the war in Ukraine as substantially shaped by Western involvement rather than solely a bilateral conflict between Moscow and Kyiv.

TASS's report did not include additional details about the itinerary of the visiting journalists or further quotes from the delegation.

The Donbas region, comprising the Donetsk and Luhansk areas of eastern Ukraine, has been at the center of fighting since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, following years of separatist conflict there since 2014.