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Author Topic: History of the Conflict in Donbas  (Read 3211 times)

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History of the Conflict in Donbas
« on: February 22, 2023, 08:01:44 AM »
How many people knew that Donetsk was founded by Welsh industrialist John Hughes? I found the link to this story on the profile of mhr7.


The sign reads: "We're already full of promises, we want to eat! Protest in Kiev, 1991.


https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/02/17/a-brief-history-of-donbas-separatism
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Re: History of the Conflict in Donbas
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2023, 01:06:02 PM »
Interesting info.

Thanks, Contrarian.
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Re: History of the Conflict in Donbas
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2023, 02:03:13 PM »
While I am not a fan of long articles and this one paints a vivid picture of Putin’s methods and background to this quagmire.

Thank you. tiphat
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