Earlier this month, the governor of Orel Oblast, a Russian region adjoining Ukraine, called for a commission to promote the integration of the self-proclaimed Donbas republics, the Luhansk and Donetsk “people’s republics,” into the Russian Federation (windowoneurasia2.blogspot.com/2018/ 07/russia-has-begun-integration-of-donbass.html). Then, a Moscow commentator picked up on the idea and urged other federal subjects of the Russian...
Moscow’s integration of Donbas from below via Russian regions picks up speed
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor4 Mins Read