LIFE IN THE GREY ZONES

“Crimea. Russia. Forever.”

History teaches Crimean Tatars that the “Russian world” is dangerous and unpredictable

Abkhazia – unrecognised, but still alive

With the collapse of the Russian rouble and the introduction of sanctions, the standard of living in Abkhazia has dropped

The great tragedy of little Luhansk

In doom-laden Lunhansk, signs suggest that the pressure on Kyiv won’t be ending any time soon

Life in the “Grey Zones”

Locked in a shadowy life between war and peace, “grey zones” now litter the map of Eastern Europe

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“Crimea. Russia. Forever.”

History teaches Crimean Tatars that the “Russian world” is dangerous and unpredictable

Abkhazia – unrecognised, but still alive

With the collapse of the Russian rouble and the introduction of sanctions, the standard of living in Abkhazia has dropped

The great tragedy of little Luhansk

In doom-laden Lunhansk, signs suggest that the pressure on Kyiv won’t be ending any time soon

Life in the “Grey Zones”

Locked in a shadowy life between war and peace, “grey zones” now litter the map of Eastern Europe

“Grey zones” now litter the map of Eastern Europe. With the Russian annexation of Crimea and military intervention in Donetsk and Luhansk, Europe has added three new unrecognised entities to an already crowded field. With these latest additions, there are today seven unrecognised entities in the eastern neighbourhood, the other four being Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh.

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