{"id":32941,"date":"2025-10-31T13:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/?p=32941"},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:01:03","slug":"maksym-chebotarov-for-inside-story-why-is-the-donbass-so-important-to-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/uk\/2025\/10\/31\/maksym-chebotarov-for-inside-story-why-is-the-donbass-so-important-to-putin\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041c\u0430\u043a\u0441\u0438\u043c \u0427\u0435\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0440\u044c\u043e\u0432 \u0434\u043b\u044f Inside Story: \u0447\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0414\u043e\u043d\u0431\u0430\u0441 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u041f\u0443\u0442\u0456\u043d\u0430?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">\u0423 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043b\u0456 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\u043f\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0456\u0430\u043b:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/insidestory.gr\/article\/giati-einai-toso-simantiko-gia-ton-poytin-ntonmpas?token=tMd3RHLeTo\">\u0427\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0414\u043e\u043d\u0431\u0430\u0441 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u0430\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u041f\u0443\u0442\u0456\u043d\u0430? \u2014 Inside Story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rafp-20251015-78uy3wh-v2-highres-topshotukrainerussiaconflictwar.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Cover image for: Maksym Chebotarov for Inside Story: Why is the Donbass So Important to Putin?\" class=\"wp-image-32943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rafp-20251015-78uy3wh-v2-highres-topshotukrainerussiaconflictwar.jpg.webp 740w, 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