Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary As the coronavirus crisis worsened, the “People’s Republics” openly admitted negative economic effects, first and foremost in the coal mining sector. Both Donetsk and Luhansk reported surging numbers of infections and the first deaths...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The separatists reacted slowly to the coronavirus pandemic, despite the fact that the “People’s Republics” with their ageing population and weak health sector are extremely vulnerable. The lack of coordination between Luhansk and Donetsk...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary The separatists hailed a new agreement reached in Minsk which they said opens the path to direct negotiations with Ukraine for the first time – while Kyiv downplayed it. At the same time, the...
Written by Nikolaus von Twickel Summary Even after it became official, the separatists and their media kept silent about the resignation of Vladislav Surkov, their key Moscow “curator” for the past six years. Their leaders Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik...
