Domestic Policy
Access to Free Legal Aid Expanded for Certain Categories of Citizens
Russia's State Duma passed amendments expanding free legal aid to persons from annexed Ukrainian territories seeking refugee status or Russian citizenship.
PlacesContested Territory
Donetsk People's Republic
Mentioned in 4 documents
Russian-annexed territory in eastern Ukraine, administered as a federal subject of Russia
Also known as: ДНР, DNR, DPR, Донецкая Народная Республика, new territories, Donetsk Region, Донецкая народная республика
Documents
Money & Finance
Meeting of Mikhail Mishustin with the Chairman of PSB Bank PJSC Pyotr Fradkov
Mishustin met with PSB Bank chief Fradkov, who reported 9 trillion rubles in assets for 2025 and 463 branches across Russia's four annexed Ukrainian territories, covering over 50% of the banking sector's credit portfolio there.
Domestic Policy
Meeting with Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin
Putin met with DPR head Denis Pushilin to discuss reconstruction progress, with Pushilin reporting that Ukrainian forces now control only 15–17% of DPR territory, down from 25% six months ago.