Long after the dust settles from the faux elections in the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, Ukraine and Russia will be coping with its repercussions. The economic situation and institutions that will be created as a result will have serious implications, particularly this winter, which promises to be a harsh one.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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A Pro-Russian militant holds a Kalachnikov asssault rifle and smokes a cigarette in front of a tank taken from Ukrainian forces during fighting in August, as he and other fire their weapons in an open field, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Ilovaisk, some 40 kms east of Donetsk, on Nov. 18, 2014.
