Tagged: “DNR”;”LNR”

Developments in eastern Ukraine: 22 December 2022 – 23 March 2023 (Newsletter 109)

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....

Developments in eastern Ukraine: 15 November – 22 December 2022 (Newsletter 108)

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...

Developments in eastern Ukraine: 7 October – 14 November 2022 (Newsletter 107)

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Six weeks after Russia annexed them, the “People’s Republics” went through fresh government reshuffles, with more Moscow-trained professionals taking senior positions. The “LNR” Foreign Ministry and Prosecutor General’s office were the first institutions to...