Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Russia ‘s direct role in financing the separatists was confirmed for the first time when separatist leader Denis Pushilin told a state news agency that Kremlin powerbroker Vladislav Surkov had promised to raise wages...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Two weeks after Alexander Zakharchenko’s assassination, Donetsk separatist leader Denis Pushilin continued to consolidate his power. On September 20, he said that he would take part in the “DNR” leadership elections in November. Three...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel After the assassination of Alexander Zakharchenko, the “DNR” underwent a sweeping power change in which most of the slain separatist leader’s close associates and his deputy Alexander Timofeyev were replaced with people loyal to his...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel “DNR” leader Alexander Zakharchenko was assassinated by a bomb on August 31 in Donetsk, in what is potentially the greatest shake-up since the Minsk agreement of 2015. While many feared or predicted an escalation, the...
