Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary In a rare breakthrough, the Minsk negotiators brokered another ceasefire and agreed to open two new crossing points in the Luhansk region. But the existing entry-exit points with Ukraine proper remained largely closed as...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Both “People’s Republics” relaxed quarantine rules before military parades planned for 24 June, despite growing numbers of COVID-19 infections. The economic fallout of the pandemic was highlighted when another coalminers’ strike in the “LNR”...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary While the coronavirus crisis showed no signs of going away, the “People’s Republics” stepped up their aggressive rhetoric against Ukraine and put their armed formations on combat readiness. While the move is most likely...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary While the number of coronavirus cases has been steadily rising, the first protest against the economic fallout broke out in a coalmine controlled by the Luhansk separatists. A videoconference of the Normandy Four Foreign...
