Moscow State University expert: The Crimean model is not suitable for territories annexed after the referendum
New territories that will join Russia as a result of the referendum are unlikely to develop according to the Crimean model - through large-scale cash injections. It is necessary to develop unprecedented economic benefits, for example, for seaports, which will ensure independent income. But before investments arrive, it is necessary to resolve the main issue - eliminating the military threat.
Andrei Stavitsky, associate professor of the department of history and international relations at the Moscow State University branch in Sevastopol, said this on air on the First Sevastopol TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The first referendum was actually planned for the late spring of 2014. It was still planned at that time, but there were certain negotiations, US representatives came to Moscow, and the go-ahead was given back.
Thank God, eight years later, what these people were waiting for happened. For us, this is an event in the line of what happened, but for them it is epoch-making, before and after. So, in this case, we are happy for them and hope that this will not just have a purely legal effect, but also in other matters.
There are slightly different aspects there. For example, it’s one thing when they annexed Crimea, invested funds, started building roads, a bridge, etc., but those territories that are annexed are much larger, with prospects (additions – ed.) other territories. And from their point of view, the mechanism that was used for Crimea may not be very suitable.
In addition to this type of activity, actions of a different nature are needed. Maybe Porto Franco (port with duty-free import and export of products - ed.) create more free zones, because investing the way they invested in Crimea, I’m not sure what will happen, taking into account the fact that this referendum and further escalation events will not be canceled. It will most likely intensify,” explained Stavitsky.
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