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Why Russia wants Ukraine's Donetsk region

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:23:48
Publish Date: 2025-08-19 18:43:41
Description: The Kremlin is demanding that Ukraine give up the entire Donetsk Oblast as part of any ceasefire agreement. Russia analyst Kateryna Stepanenko explains why Donetsk is so important to Ukraine and why Russia wants control of it. 

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