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Donetsk railway station: Russia is pushing to 'reinsert' the war-damaged and occupied region into Ukraine (Photo: Irina Gorbasyova)

Donbass: a region nobody wants?

Peace in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region comes with high risks, as ongoing negotiations are greeted with scepticism by citizens, analysts, and authorities on both sides of the conflict.

Russian-backed separatists have been in control of large parts of the Donbass region of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts since March 2014.

Currently under negotiation is a settlement which returns the zone to the Ukrainian state in return for an amnesty for rebel leaders, local elections in Februar...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Donetsk railway station: Russia is pushing to 'reinsert' the war-damaged and occupied region into Ukraine (Photo: Irina Gorbasyova)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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