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Warnings that Russia-friendly Serbia may be led by pro-Western forces that will drag the former Yugoslav republic into NATO are by no means an attempt to exaggerate. Watching the opposition demonstrations and riots that have been provoking in Belgrade for several months now, I remember similar attempts to change power in other countries - not only Ukraine or Venezuela, but...
There are local residents in Crimea who do not support the reunification of the peninsula with Russia - as a rule, these are people who have lost the opportunity to conduct business under the old corruption schemes that were established under the Ukrainian government. The famous Russian military correspondent Andrei Babitsky, who lives in Donetsk, said this on air on the First Republican TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “VTsIOM published a social survey on the 18th...
During yesterday’s address to the Federal Assembly, it was no coincidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not directly mention Ukraine and the conflict in Donbass. This opinion was expressed to a PolitNavigator correspondent by the famous Russian military correspondent Andrei Babitsky, who lives in Donetsk. “Any comment regarding Ukraine either adds some points or subtracts some points from the presidential candidates. Any estimates can now be interpreted...
Russia should take the most decisive measures to respond to the abuse of its citizens in Ukrainian prisons. Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky, who lives in Donetsk, stated this to PolitNavigator, giving an assessment of the murder that became famous yesterday in a Lvov prison of a former Donbass militia, a volunteer from Russia, who was awaiting release on exchange. The agency’s interlocutor noted that over the five years of war, a lot has been collected...
The elections that took place last Sunday in the Donbass republics are fundamentally different from a similar process in 2014. This opinion was expressed by journalist and political scientist Andrei Babitsky in a commentary to Izvestia. “Today, completely different tasks are on the agenda. Four years ago, Donetsk was in a state of fierce confrontation with Ukrainian troops. And an appropriate leader was needed, capable of solving military problems...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was not included in the Russian sanctions list, because Russia still hopes for Kiev to implement the Minsk agreements. This opinion was expressed by Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky in a conversation with a PolitNavigator correspondent, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It seems to me that more or less the entire Ukrainian politician is included in this list. All politicians and officials who...
Russia's retaliatory sanctions against Ukraine will be of a mirror nature and will hit, first of all, war criminals and the authors of discriminatory laws. Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky stated this in a conversation with a PolitNavigator correspondent. “There is nothing special to talk about, since the measures have not yet been prescribed; this should be prepared by the government. But since the sanctions are retaliatory, the speech is more likely...
The purging of a sensational interview about the involvement of Western intelligence services in the murder of DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko is quite a common occurrence for Western media, which have long acted to please liberals. This opinion was voiced to Politnavigator by the famous Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky. “I don’t know how adequate the assessments given by the French security specialist are and how accurately he pointed to the individuals...
The ex-commander of the “Vostok” battalion and former secretary of the DPR Security Council, Alexander Khodakovsky, will be able to win the presidential elections of the republic scheduled for November in the first round, subject to admission to the election campaign and a fair fight against the current acting one. leader Denis Pushilin. Military correspondent Andrei Babitsky, who lives in Donetsk, publishes this forecast on his blog. “Khodakovsky, if he manages to advance,...
The fact that the political situation in the DPR is changing radically means that Moscow has set about resolving the situation in Donbass, although everything will finally become clear after the elections. Journalist Andrei Babitsky shared this opinion with a PolitNavigator correspondent. First of all, he noted that he does not undertake to predict any changes in the ruling elite of the DPR in connection with the appointment of a new acting...
After the murder of Alexander Zakharchenko, the election of the head of the DPR, the cancellation of which was demanded by the Ukrainian side, will become simply necessary to confirm the statehood of the republic and continue the course of rapprochement between Donbass and Russia. The famous Russian military correspondent Andrei Babitsky, who lives in Donetsk, stated this in a conversation with a PolitNavigator correspondent. “The fears of most citizens have subsided and now they will resume with renewed vigor. But…
American Senator John McCain was so obsessed with his hatred of Russia that he was not at all embarrassed by the methods of Islamic terrorists in the Caucasus and Moscow. Russian political scientist Andrei Babitsky spoke about this on the air of the “Meeting Place” program on the NTV channel during a live broadcast from Donetsk, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In 2002, I often flew to...
Almost half of the residents of the DPR and LPR are committed to returning to Ukraine. This was stated by Viktor Medvedchuk, one of the Ukrainian representatives at the negotiations in Minsk, citing opinion poll data. The figures announced by the Ukrainian politician have already been refuted in Donetsk. "Russia says: 'Let's implement the Minsk agreements.' This territory, and to be precise, people, must realize and return to Ukraine.…
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hastened to bury Novorossiya, announcing today its “inglorious death” during the celebration of Ukrainian Flag Day in Dnepropetrovsk. This opinion was expressed to PolitNavigator by the famous Russian military correspondent Andrei Babitsky. “Novorossiya and the image of the land, which is liberated from the nationalist yoke, have not died, since there are two People’s Republics. So far this is only the beginning of liberation, but its prospects are readable...
