Nikolaus von Twickel: Interim Report 2018. Current events in the “People’s Republics” of eastern Ukraine. Download Summary 2018 saw major political tensions in separatist-controlled Donetsk, culminating in the assassination of local leader Alexander Zakharchenko on August 31. Power in the...
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 Wiretapped conversations released by Ukraine’s intelligence agency back the theory that the killing of separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko was organized by people in Moscow and Donetsk involving his Kremlin-backed successor Denis Pushilin. Both Pushilin...
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...
