What will happen to the “new regions” if they remain with Russia?

In 2022, Russia annexed four occupied Ukrainian regions: Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. Authorities, propagandists (and sometimes the opposition) call them “new territories.” Why can’t this concept be considered neutral? The Signal podcast is an appendix to the email newsletter of the same name from the creators of Meduza. Our newsletter helps more than a hundred thousand readers truly understand the news. Subscribe to the newsletter: <a href="https://getsignal.news/." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://getsignal.news/.</a> All new subscribers receive the latest issue of Signal and a few select emails. Follow the announcements in telegram: <a href="https://t.me/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/meduzasignal</a> And on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/meduzasignal</a> 00:00 What are “new territories” 03:06 Where did the “people of Donbass” come from? 06:02 What will happen to the “new regions” 08:53 Unexpected discovery