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Why is the Donbas so important to Putin?

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April 14, 2022

Ukraine is expecting Russia to launch a new offensive in the country's east. After Russian troops failed to take the capital Kyiv, Moscow said it was shifting its focus to the Donbas region. But what's behind the Kremlin's latest shift in strategy?

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