Ukraine’s Law on the Occupied Territories in Donbas
Ukraine’s Law on the Occupied Territories in Donbas

Author(s): Daniel Szeligowski
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ukraine; occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions; law on occupied territories; conflict with Russia; Russian occupation of Ukrainian territory; state security;
Summary/Abstract: A new law in Ukraine concerning the occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk (Donbas) regions is mainly declarative and constitutes an attempt by the country’s authorities to work out a modus vivendi for these areas. The law’s adoption will not affect the prospects of ending the conflict. It is, however, part of Ukraine’s activities aimed at increasing the political cost to Russia over the occupation of Ukrainian territory.

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