external In the Media March 4, 2022 Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of national security, internal affairs, and political science, says Russian aggression toward Ukraine has been happening since 2014 when Russia sent in operatives to create the appearance of a separatist movement. https://abcnews.go.com/International/ukraine-separatist-regions-crux-russian-invasion/story?id=83084803 matthew-schmidt news-all news-in-the-media year-2022 month-march name-matthew-schmidt