Subject The articlecovers the issues and problems of the center - periphery conflict situation in Ukraine. Objectives The paper aims to consider the development of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics within the DonbassEuroregion, as well as the prospects for the realization of their status as members of the cross-border association until the affiliation in the European region as subjects of international law. Methods In the work, I used a method of SWOT analysis to predict the development of the DonbassEuroregion in the contemporary political conditions and with the participation of new actors. Results The work's results can be used by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation in the framework of the implementation of rehabilitation activities.
Keywords: Euroregion, Russia, Ukraine, Donbass, conflict, center, periphery, border area
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