Russia plans to annex parts of Eastern Ukraine – an Eastern European expert explains 3 key things to know about the regions at stake
- Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute on Russia, University of South Florida
A woman votes in the controversial referendum in Donetsk, Ukraine on Sept. 27, 2022.Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia is set to formally annex four occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, claiming the region as its own more than six months after it first invaded its neighboring country.
Russia announced on Sept. 27, 2022, that more...