Also known as New Russia, Federal State of Novorussia, Novorussia, Union of People's Republics, Federal State of Novorossia
proposed merger of Donetsk and Lugansk People Republics that was never realized
"Novorossiya" was a proposed merger of two breakaway territories in eastern Ukraine—the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics—that was announced by Russian-backed forces but never actually came to pass. It matters because the plan reflected geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and illustrated the contested control of these regions, which have been central to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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