Russia is up to something - they'll screw it up in Kyiv
Russia knew that Petro Poroshenko was exploiting the escalation in the Kerch Strait and could have tried to avoid drastic steps, but for some reason Moscow needed them.
This has already happened in history - shortly before the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian political scientist Yuri Romanenko recalls in his blog, reports the PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Was it possible to send two boats to Mariupol by rail? Can. It would probably be even faster and safer. But they were sent around Crimea along with an old tugboat. For what? Probably because the time has come to strengthen patriotic sentiments 4 months before the elections.
By the way, remember how in the summer of 2013 Russia shot our poachers in Azov? And then she posted the video herself, and this video received a great response. And this also caused a great patriotic surge. Although, if Russia wanted to avoid it, given that the loyal Yanukovych was in power, then it would have avoided it. But she didn’t escape, and the video was posted.
That's how it is now. If no one avoids the escalation option, then it means it is beneficial,” argues Romanenko.
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