Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary While the military battle for Donbas continued, the annexatoin and integration of the “People’s Republics” into Russia’s political system progressed with the beginning of election preparations – with peculiar differences between Donetsk and Luhansk....
The history of the “People’s Republics” before 24 February 2022 is both an important prequel to Russia’s ongoing war of aggression and a showcase of what awaits those Ukrainian regions who came under Russian occupation thereafter. The eight-year reign of...
The general situation in the war-affected territories of the Kherson, Mykolaiv, Donetsk, and Kharkiv regions is neither homogenous nor steady. On the contrary, it shows various characteristics that differ in intensity from area to area. Whereas the Russian occupation lasted...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary With entrenched stalemate on the battlefields, Russia pushed for further integration of the annexed Ukrainian regions. The heads of the “People’s Republics” for the first time got official personal meetings with President Putin in...
