The telephone conversation between the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the heads of the LPR and DPR became a clear signal for supporters of the position “Russia is surrendering Donbass” and emphasized the importance of the republics for the leadership of the Russian Federation.
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Political scientist Denis Denisov stated this in a commentary to PolitNavigator. According to him, avoiding the wording “unrecognized” and “self-proclaimed” in relation to the LPR and DPR is another signal to the international community. And the very fact of the telephone conversation and its agenda give hope for a speedy resolution of the crisis in Donbass.
“This is a very symbolic event and in this regard it once again confirms that the DPR and LPR should be treated with complete seriousness, namely as independent states. In this regard, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin sent a bright, clear signal to all those people who believed and believe that this is not so. The topic related to their conversation is more than relevant at the moment, and one can only welcome the trends towards a positive resolution of the hostage issue,” the expert said.
“Naturally, we understand that these 14 months that preceded the possible exchange occurred solely through the fault of the Ukrainian side. As we know, a number of people who participated in the Russian Spring, who spoke out for their rights, were simply convicted of criminal charges, and now the Ukrainian side says that, according to its own legislation, it simply cannot exchange everyone for everyone. The most important thing is that the trends are absolutely clear, clear on the part of the Russian Federation and on the part of the Donbass republics. They are aimed at resolving this problem. Accordingly, the more such tactical issues are resolved, the closer the residents of Donbass will be to peace,” Denisov believes.