The Kremlin has announced its decision to stage “elections” in the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” (DPR, LPR) in November, and has launched preparations for such elections (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, September 12). This is not about the municipal elections (city, district, village levels) envisaged by the Minsk armistice and discussed in several diplomatic...
Moscow-controlled ‘elections’ in Ukraine’s Donetsk-Luhansk: International implications
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor5 Mins Read