Pro-Russian Rebels In Ukraine Begin Work On Building A New State

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Ukraine’s Rebel ‘People’s Republics’ Begin Work Of Building New States -- The Guardian

The coming winter and the threat of renewed fighting hang over Donetsk and Luhansk after rushed elections

New metallic letters have already been hung above the entrance of what was once the Ukraine tax service headquarters in Donetsk, spelling out: “Taxes and Revenues Ministry of the Donetsk People’s Republic.” A sign on one of the large wooden doors reminds visitors to “turn in weapons upon entry”.

Inside, Svetlana Mikhailishina, a former private tax consultant who now directs the registration department, has already put more than 2,000 entrepreneurs and 1,000 companies on the tax rolls of the self-declared pro-Russian republic, in the month since she started. Nine out of 10 applicants already write “Donetsk People’s Republic” rather than “Ukraine” when they fill in their addresses, she said.

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My Comment: Building a nation is never easy even in the best of circumstances .... but in the middle of a civil war .... with limited resources .... this is not going to be easy .... and it will definitely not happen over night ... and there is definitely no guarantee of success.