Donbas as Leverage: Why Putin Targets Eastern Ukraine
Deep Dive into Donbas as Leverage: Why Putin Targets Eastern UkraineThe Donbas region, comprising the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, serves as the strategic, military, and ideological epicenter of Russia’s campaign to reshape Eastern Europe. For the Kremlin, Donbas is far more than a resource-rich industrial heartland; it is a "lever" designed to compromise Ukrainian sovereignty and block its integration with Western institutions like NATO and the EU.Strategically, Moscow utilizes the region to exert internal pressure on Kyiv’s political landscape. By fostering a "conflict ecosystem" through…
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