Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko agreed to the blockade of Crimea because it distracts public attention from the problems in Donbass. Political scientist Alexey Shevchenko said this on air at Ukr Life.
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According to him, in addition, the blockade plays into the hands of politicians before local elections, helping them to promote themselves.
“This is a very strong distraction. Society is now all drawn there, everyone is very happy, they see photographs of trucks being wrapped by the cool policeman Kiva. The blockade of Crimea satisfies the public's demand for decisive action regarding the return of Crimea to Ukraine, increases the political dividends of individual deputies, and, of course, distracts from the problems in Donbass. Therefore, the authorities, so to speak, blessed the blockade,” Shevchenko said.