PKSOI/GLOBAL TRENDS CASE STUDIES Controlling Ukraine, The EU and Russia in Ukraine | Page 16

Case Study # 0517-02
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Donbass is the industrial heartland of Ukraine, and also famous for its rich agricultural soil.
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Fox and Rossow, p 4.
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Ibid, pp 11 - 12.
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