German-Russian journalist inside Ukraine offers her experience and knowledge of the area to lend a little clarity on the sentiments of the people of the Donbas region, and Russia’s Casus Belli.
Please see RAIR Foundation’s write up also here.
Below, the Russian propaganda excerpt of interviews of people of the region. Which now may carry a little more veracity.
UK Column News – 9th March 2022
https://rumble.com/vwxbs9-uk-column-news-9th-march-2022.html
Donetsk is where Mr. Sharansky was born. It was called Stalino back then. “Putino” wouldn’t sound right. Just flat-out, obscene.
That young german-russian lady is absolutely spot on. As for Sharansky, he’s loyal to his own newly found country and serves its interests. No one is talking about renaming to Stalino or Putino. It’ll stay Donbass, that name is just fine.