Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The separatists geared up for the Russian Duma elections by opening “information centres” for online voting and promising buses to Russia for offline voting, while in Russia itself, former Donetsk “revenue minister” Alexander Timofeyev,...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Amid rising COVID19-infections and after months with no access to vaccines, Russia shipped its “Sputnik light” single-dose vaccine to Donetsk and Luhansk. A “DNR” official admitted that graduates rarely stay in the republic” after...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary In an unprecedented step, Russia’s ruling party began campaigning in Donetsk and Luhansk for the upcoming State Duma elections. The move, clearly orchestrated from Moscow, is yet the most significant step towards the separatists’...
Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 8 – 22 June 2021 (Newsletter 90) Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The separatist presented a little-known Russian businessman as a new investor into plants formerly run by the Vneshtorgservis holding. They did not...
