As the Dec. 9 meeting of the Normandy group tasked with resolving the war in Ukraine’s Donbas approaches, Ukrainians would do well to consider that Russia’s occupation of the territory has actually been a godsend for their country.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on Nov. 9, 2018 people stand as they wait for Denis Pushilin, acting leader of the Russia-backed separatists in Donetsk region, campaigning meeting and the concert in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.
