Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Last week, it emerged that the Donetsk Transport “Minister”, reportedly under arrest, has been quietly replaced. And a prominent Russian writer said that he is giving up his job as a battalion commander in...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Conflicts among the Donetsk separatists continued as their leader Zakharchenko lashed out against two MPs with links to his potential rivals. Meanwhile, the main medical university in Donetsk might soon issue Russian diplomas. And...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Rumours of arrests and sackings continued to shake the Donetsk People’s Republic while separatist leader Zakharchenko did not appear much in public. A “Tribunal” in Luhansk, which on June 22 handed lifelong sentences to...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The reappointment of Vladislav Surkov, thought to be Moscow’s master of the separatists, failed to make headlines in the “People’s Republics”. The recently revived “Normandy Format” talks also did not result in a new...
