DPR PM: Real Combat May Develop in the Streets of Kiev Quemado Institute September 14, 2015 Donetsk People’s Republic Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko gave a 12-minute press conference on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Among other topics, he explained issues of the coming October 18 elections, especially as they relate to the fulfillment of the Minsk … Continue reading
Introduction by Quemado Institute September 11, 2015 Andrei Purgin, until Friday, September 4, held the important position of Speaker of the People’s Council for the Donetsk People’s Republic. His sudden dismissal and arrest on September 4th by the DPR Security Service, while he was attempting to reenter the Republic with Alexei Alexandrov after a visit … Continue reading
We Deplore the Dismissal of Andrei Purgin and Urge Corrective Action Quemado Institute September 7, 2015 Updated September 8 & 11, 2015 [See end of post.] Of the 20 headlines that appeared today, September 7, on the Donetsk News Agency website, which is the premier publication for official DPR information, only one mentions the Donetsk … Continue reading
Ukraine’s Donetsk Republic Calls Kiev’s Decentralization Reform a Farce Guest Article TASS News Agency September 2, 2015 MOSCOW The militia leader stressed once again that in line with Minsk-2, Kiev should agree with Donbas on changes to the country’s fundamental law. The constitutional reform being conducted in Ukraine is not in the slightest in line … Continue reading
Zakharchenko Interview Exclusive: “The war can only end in our unconditional victory.” Guest Article by Valentin Filipov Translated by J. Arnoldski Fort Russ August 27, 2015 Take a more active position. Nobody will make your life better for you. Victory is not served on a silver platter. Victory is produced by sweat and blood. And … Continue reading
by Karl Pomeroy Quemado Institute August 10, 2015 Revised August 12 & 13, 2015 What is the Donetsk People’s Republic without Alexander Zakharchenko? Is it a tiny regional puppet state left over from the Soviet Union, populated by residents largely apathetic to its fate? Is it a small struggling nation caught in a frozen conflict, … Continue reading
Unilateral Retreat of DPR Militia Defies Logic Opinion by Karl Pomeroy Quemado Institute July 19, 2015 Edited July 20 & August 13, 2015 [For important July 20 update, see articles following commentary. August 13 update is found at end of post.] Is this Shirokino all over again? The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) militia is beginning … Continue reading
By Karl Pomeroy Quemado Institute July 17, 2015 Edited July 28, 2015 [July 29 updated version available here.] An idea has been proposed on a theory about Ukraine’s motive for shooting down Malyasian Flight MH17, the Boeing 777 airliner that crashed in east Ukraine on July 17, 2014. If correct, the theory might assist investigators … Continue reading
Quemado Institute July 11, 2015 Revised July 12, 2015 A photo exhibition took place Saturday July 11, 2015 at Shcherbakov Central Park in Donetsk. The purpose was to expose the destruction wrought against innocent civilians by the United States military around the world, executed in the Orwellian name of “peace”. The Donetsk People’s Republic continues … Continue reading
by Kennedy Applebaum Quemado Institute July 9, 2015 Well-known political analyst and Donbass expert Vladimir Suchan said today on his Facebook page: “What is … notable and so striking is that when Lavrov, the Russian government, or the Russian state media refer to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, they hardly ever forget to add … Continue reading