Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 29 May – 18 June 2020 (Newsletter 77)

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Both “People’s Republics” relaxed quarantine rules before military parades planned for 24 June, despite growing numbers of COVID-19 infections. The economic fallout of the pandemic was highlighted when another coalminers’ strike in the “LNR”...

Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 6 – 24 April 2020 (Newsletter 74)

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary As the coronavirus crisis worsened, the “People’s Republics” openly admitted negative economic effects, first and foremost in the coal mining sector. Both Donetsk and Luhansk reported surging numbers of infections and the first deaths...