Russia’s political statements in support of the reintegration of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions into Ukraine remain only on paper, and in practice, these territories are being integrated into the political, economic and military space of the Russian Federation.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UkrInform: Russia integrating occupied Donbas into its economic, military space
(FILES) Tanks of Russian-backed separatists ride on the road from Donetsk to Novoazovsk, Mariupol district on Feb. 24, 2015.
