Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The appointment of five Russian officials to key “government” posts in Donetsk and Luhansk plus wide-ranging regional cooperation agreements triggered fresh talk that Moscow is planning to annex the “People’s Republics”. As Russia’s military...
Report based on the findings of the international VOSTOK SOS/ DRAhuman rights mission to Ukraine Since the beginning of the full-scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the Russian Federation has continuously and systemically violated international law and human...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary While the Russian offensive in Donbas continued to be extremely slow, the Kremlin overhauled its management of the “People’s Republics” by replacing Dmitry Kozak with domestic policy chief Kirienko as their new “curator”. However,...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Fears of an imminent Russian military offensive in Donbas were allayed somewhat by indications of manpower shortages. The “People’s Republics” continued to act contrastingly when it comes to revealing their military losses while they...
