Aggressors may covertly or openly finance, arm, and politically support radical groups advocating the secession of part of a sovereign state's territory. Artificially inflaming internal conflicts from the outside weakens state institutions, destabilizes the region, and creates a convenient pretext for the colonizer's subsequent open intervention under the guise of a peacekeeping operation or the protection of an allegedly oppressed minority.
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| C0073 | Artificial Separatism and the Dismemberment of Territories (January – March 1918) |
Political and military support for local radicals (the Artem group) in proclaiming a republic not subordinate to Kyiv[1]. |
| S0009 | Diplomacy |
Political and military support for local radicals (the Artem group) in proclaiming a republic not subordinate to Kyiv[1]. |
| S0009 | Diplomacy |
Instigation of a threat of splitting the country in response to the protests: the presence of official figures of the Russian Federation (in particular, Moscow Mayor Yu. Luzhkov) at the congress in Sievierodonetsk, where calls were made for the creation of a "South-Eastern Republic"[2]. |
| C0096 | Election Interference and Countering the "Orange Revolution" (2004) |
Instigation of a threat of splitting the country in response to the protests: the presence of official figures of the Russian Federation (in particular, Moscow Mayor Yu. Luzhkov) at the congress in Sievierodonetsk, where calls were made for the creation of a "South-Eastern Republic"[2]. |
| G0011 | Russian Federation |
Instigation of a threat of splitting the country in response to the protests: the presence of official figures of the Russian Federation (in particular, Moscow Mayor Yu. Luzhkov) at the congress in Sievierodonetsk, where calls were made for the creation of a "South-Eastern Republic"[2]. |
| G0013 | Soviet Russia (RSFSR) |
Political and military support for local radicals (the Artem group) in proclaiming a republic not subordinate to Kyiv[1]. |