We present the following excerpt, translated from the Russian, of comments spoken by the Donetsk People’s Republic Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko during a press conference on May 15, 2015. The text was originally posted on the New Cold War website. Alexander Zakharchenko Sums Up One Year Since Independence Vote in Donetsk New Cold War: Ukraine … Continue reading
Quemado Institute May 17, 2015 [Scroll down for May 19 updates.] Some observers have been predicting for weeks the launch by Kiev of a major offensive against the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR/LPR). However we doubt that Ukraine is strong enough militarily, politically or economically to negotiate this treacherous path. In our view, US … Continue reading
Quemado Institute May 12, 2015 [Updated May 13; See third article below.] The meeting in Sochi, Russia, which took place today between US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, was not only cordial, but fostered an important breakthrough in American thinking. It is a sign of … Continue reading
Quemado Institute May 11, 2015 Updated May 12, 2015 The Donetsk People’s Republic is leading the way as an example among nations. Today in the city of Donetsk, an International Forum entitled “Donbass: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” is being held to discuss the broadening of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics’ global economic relations and … Continue reading
Quemado Institute May 10, 2015 Russian President Vladimir Putin, while warning the United States and its Western allies repeatedly of the folly of their Russophobic policies, stops short in his victory Day Address (posted below) of calling America’s course “suicidal”. He’s too diplomatic for that. But the fact is, America is driving Russia closer and … Continue reading
1st of May, 2015. Snezhnoye, Donetsk People’s Republic, Novorossiya Truth About Situation in Ukraine May 2, 2015 About 10,000 residents of Snezhnoye participated in a May Day rally today. People carried a big flag of the Donetsk People’s Republic, balloons and different placards reading “Let’s stop fascism!”, “Happy holiday!”, “For Labour! For Peace! For Future!”. … Continue reading
Quemado Institute April 29, 2015 Quemado Institute has been described by a Donetsk-based news outlet as “the editorial board of Novorossiya.” We appreciate the recognition. We are a small group of physicists and engineers who live in the United States and own an elk and wildlife preserve near the town of Quemado, New Mexico. Hence … Continue reading
Quemado Institute April 22, 2015 _______________________________________________________ Addendum May 23, 2015 We pay tribute to the great hero Commander Mozgovoy who has been assassinated today. This is a very sorrowful time for all who love Novorossiya and who care about the Lugansk People’s Republic. Mozgovoy was involved in many community projects, and was known for helping … Continue reading
by Kennedy Applebaum Quemado Institute April 19, 2015 What is needed for peace in Ukraine is a whole new agreement: The Minsk Chapter III Trilateral Peace Plan. Not to be confused with “Minsk 3.0”, that hypothetical disaster which Donetsk People’s Republic Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko has rightly said will never happen, the Chapter III Peace … Continue reading
A mainstream media interview with the acclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic leader is a rare event. Despite its bias, we post the Bloomberg article in full: Gunfire in Donetsk as Rebel Leader Refuses Ukrainian Unity by Stepan Kravchenko BloombergBusiness April 15, 2015 Alexander Zakharchenko, the 39-year-old leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, says he’s been … Continue reading