Donetsk and Luhansk: Putin's Puppet States
Simon Whistler · April 9, 2024 · 33 min video · Europe & NATO
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Before 2022, most people around the world would have hardly recognized the words "denesk" and "lahansk", perhaps thinking that they sounded vaguely Eastern European or otherwise not thinking very much of the words at all.
But since Russia's full-scale invasion of its small neighbour Ukraine, "denesk" and "lahansk" have become synonymous with Vladimir Putin's efforts to assert his dominance over his Ukrainian neighbour.
Long considered to acquire almost a pair of provinces in Ukraine's Eastern Donbass region, "denesk" and "lahansk" have since become embroiled in Vladimir Putin's long shadow game.
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