Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The Donetsk separatists waged a monthlong disinformation campaign about an apparent Ukrainian plan to launch a chemical attack against the “People’s Republic”. While tensions following the Kerch Strait incident fueled the campaign, the motivation...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary In Donetsk, the dismantling of the system under slain separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko continued after the controversial November 11 elections. The new “Prime Minister” of the “DNR”, an obscure Russian industrialist, was given significant...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary As expected, separatist leaders Pushilin and Pasechnik won the elections in the “People’s Republics” – which have been criticized as illegal by Ukraine and the West. Critics – also among the separatists – suspect...
Nikolaus von Twickel: Current events in the “People’s Republics” of eastern Ukraine. Interim Report 2018 Download Summary 2018 saw major political tensions in separatist-controlled Donetsk, culminating in the assassination of local leader Alexander Zakharchenko on August 31. Power in the...
