Posted on Feb 23, 2022
Why Luhansk and Donetsk are key to understanding the latest escalation in Ukraine
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In the latest flare-up of the crisis in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in Ukraine's east as independent and ordered military forces to deploy there.
The rebel-controlled territories, Luhansk and Donetsk, comprise a larger region called Donbas that borders Russia. The two territories have been led by pro-Russia separatists for nearly a decade.
In the latest flare-up of the crisis in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in Ukraine's east as independent and ordered military forces to deploy there.
The rebel-controlled territories, Luhansk and Donetsk, comprise a larger region called Donbas that borders Russia. The two territories have been led by pro-Russia separatists for nearly a decade.
Why Luhansk and Donetsk are key to understanding the latest escalation in Ukraine
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And the real question is how many of those separatists are actually russian soldiers there to further stir the pot. And in fact all briefings show the separatist barely control 1/4 of the Donbas region. Putin demands to end this are 1. Ukraine disarm. 2. Promise to never petition to join NATO. And 3. To recognize Donbas as independent state. Now if Ukraine were to disarm then they might as well surrender now.
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