Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Simon Shuster: Ukraine rebels call Putin a coward after Russian inaction
Armed pro-Russian militant of the Vostok batallion stand guard at a checkpoint on July 8, 2014 in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.
The rebel commander in eastern Ukraine was sure Russia's tanks would soon come grinding over the border to his rescue. He even had an idea of what would provoke the invasion - "130 corpses," he told TIME. "When they see that on Russian TV, they'll come and help us."
