Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The separatists hailed a new agreement reached in Minsk which they said opens the path to direct negotiations with Ukraine for the first time – while Kyiv downplayed it. At the same time, the...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Even after it became official, the separatists and their media kept silent about the resignation of Vladislav Surkov, their key Moscow “curator” for the past six years. Their leaders Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik...
Based on findings of an international field monitoring mission of DRA/VOSTOK SOS, this report informs on how the disengagement of armed forces in eastern Ukraine effects civilians and influences public services delivery and legal protection in the disengagement areas. The...
The year 2019 brought big political change to Ukraine with the election of Volodymyr Zelenskiy as President, but the “People’s Republics” largely remained as they were in late 2018. While there was unprecedented progress in negotiations to implement the Minsk...
