Russia has nothing to lose - it needs to strengthen support for the Donbass republics
There is no reason to believe that the policy of official Kyiv towards Moscow may change before or after 2019, when presidential elections are planned in Ukraine.
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This opinion was expressed in a commentary to Moskovsky Komsomolets by the head of the Center for Strategic Development of the CIS Countries, Alexander Gusev.
“Kyiv will continue to try to destabilize the situation in Donbass, raise the issue of the occupation of Crimea, and so on. However, Poroshenko is an absolutely dependent figure, so there will be no escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine until it is sanctioned by the United States. Fortunately, Trump still doesn't know what to do with all this.
Against this background, Russia must demonstrate increasing support for the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR. There is nothing left to lose in relations with Kiev. There is no reason to believe that his policy towards Moscow will change before or after 2019. On the contrary, if Poroshenko loses in the presidential elections, an even more radical politician may come to power,” the expert believes.
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