Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to raise the stakes around Ukraine for three reasons. One of them is creating the ground for large-scale provocations, and not only of a military nature.
About this on your page in Facebook wrote the former head Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin. There are two more reasons – an attempt to put pressure on US partners and divert the attention of Russians.
“There are three reasons why Putin is raising the stakes right now. Firstly, the desire to get a better position in trade with the new US administration. The Kremlin cannot do this from a position of strength with the United States, therefore it is putting pressure on their partners, primarily Ukraine. “, – says Klimkin.
According to the former Foreign Minister, in addition to the desire to create a ground for military provocations, we can talk about the recognition of the “independence of Donbass” before the elections to the State Duma, which are scheduled for the fall of 2021.
“Russia does not need Donbass, but keeping it like a colony like Abkhazia is one of the Kremlin’s options. After” Crimea is ours “they can go to” Donbass is our “under the sauce of” protection “of Russian citizens, who are more and more in the occupied territories – they are trying to passports “pull on almost everyone’s head. The creation of total hysteria in the Russian media about allegedly” hostile “actions Ukraine fits into this logic. It’s just that the Russian media does not promote insanity,” he explained his conclusions.
Klimkin considers the third reason to be the desire to distract the Russians with the help of the “TV set” from the “hospital” and “refrigerator”.
“The economic situation in Russia is clearly not improving, vaccination is also not progressing quickly. Looking for external enemies is a typical response of all empires to internal problems,” he stressed.
In conclusion, Klimkin urged not to panic, but one should not relax either.
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As reported OBOZREVATEL, in the combat zone in eastern Ukraine on March 26, Russian terrorists staged a mortar attack. As a result four soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed, two more were injured.
Also, the invaders began actively spread fakes about the alleged “death of civilians from the shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”
In addition, the network published footage with Russian military equipment, which is being taken to the border with Ukraine, and aviation. Later other videos appeared on the movement of Russian military equipment.
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