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Two former Soviet States. By all measures this is a civil war...

Why stop specifically at USSR? Why not go further back in history and call this a unification of Kievan Rus’?

Sure, and the beginning of WW2 in Europe was reestablishment of the Holy Roman Empire?! So that was also a "civil war", shut up and take notes!

All wars are civil wars if you go back far enough!

No, please just stop.