Tagged: “DNR”;”LNR”

Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 18 December 2020 -19 January 2021 (Newsletter 86)

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The Donetsk separatists arrested a number of prominent pro- and anti-regime figures while in Luhansk they quietly installed a new deputy “prime minister”. Both regimes played down the COVID-pandemic despite signs that it is...

Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 24 November – 17 December 2020 (Newsletter 85)

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Amid ongoing economic gloom, separatist leaders painted a bright future for the coming years and claimed that the COVID-pandemic was under control. While official birth statistics revealed a spiraling downward trend, the “DNR” announced...

Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 4 – 23 November 2020 (Newsletter 84)

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary As the coronavirus crisis continues, there is mounting evidence that the “People’s Republics” are preparing massive industrial reorganization whilst they are going through the worst economic crisis of their short existence. Hopes about the...

Developments in “DNR” and “LNR”: 20 October – 4 November 2020 (Newsletter 83)

Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The COVID-crisis in the “People’s Republics worsened further, with the “DNR” recording the deadliest week since the pandemic began. However, the separatists did not explain the deaths of prominent figures, merely saying that they...