Russia needs to return Donbass to Ukraine with the help of France, Germany and Belarus - Stankevich
Moscow – Kyiv, December 3 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Stamm) – Russia’s costs in connection with the existence of an unrecognized Donbass enclave are so great that the Kremlin will not drag the country into them for decades, Sergei Stankevich, an expert at the Anatoly Sobchak Foundation, is sure. He believes that peace is possible only in the format of “broad autonomy for Donbass within Ukraine” and proposes to involve Belarus, Germany and France in the negotiations.
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It is extremely important for Russia to promote a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Donbass, for which only one peace formula is open: broad autonomy within Ukraine, Stankevich said "Kommersant". There is also only one alternative - the “freezing” of the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR in the form of a geopolitical chimera not recognized by anyone (including the Russian Federation).
But the costs to Russia in connection with the existence of the Donbass enclave are so great that only a suicidal fanatic, of whom there are none in the Kremlin, would risk dragging the country into them for decades. Since the warring parties themselves are unable to reach a compromise, it is time to create a group of mediators to resolve the conflict. I would venture to propose a 4+2 formula (Russia, Belarus, Germany, France plus Kyiv and rebel leaders), the expert convinces.
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