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...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The apparent transfer of responsibilities for the “People’s Republics” inside the Kremlin – a potentially pivotal moment in their history – was mentioned nowhere in the separatist-controlled media. Instead, “DNR” leader Pushilin continued his...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The “Normandy Four” summit in Paris did not result in a change in tone from the separatists, who firmly stuck to their narrative of integration with Russia. However, Ukraine and the separatists agreed later...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary In the run-up to the 9 December “Normandy Format” summit in Paris, the separatists further raised the hurdles for reintegration into Ukraine. The secretive “DNR” Prime Minister appeared officially in public for the first...
