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Russia's exit from the previous concept of Western European civilization occurs through a military conflict in Ukraine, in which Russia restores itself as a military empire. Former military intelligence officer, military and political expert Alexander Artamonov said this on air on Crimea 24, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “In Soviet times, no more than on the periphery, somewhere in North Africa, Latin America, we...
Russia does not need allies in Ukraine - this is not the USSR with its policy of Ukrainization, but the format of an empire with the absorption of territories. Political scientist Ruslan Bortnik stated this in an interview with journalist Alexander Shelest, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Bortnik, Russia became disillusioned with “soft power” in Ukraine, so it decided to switch to tough measures. “Modern Russia is not...
Russia must reassemble itself and put an end to Ukrainian independence, which was originally created as an anti-Russian project. The former head of the DPR Ministry of State Security, FSB reserve colonel Andrei Pinchuk said this on air on the Tsargrad TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Pinchuk, there can be no talk of any agreement - there is only one way: victory for Russia and capitulation of the enemy....
Russia must be reborn as a continental empire, regaining its historical lands. We are talking about territories inhabited by the Slavs - Ukraine and Belarus. But Russia does not need Ukraine in its current form - its Western lands are not worth returning. A Russian journalist, former head of the department for interregional and cultural relations, stated this on the Internet channel “Your News”...
Russia became an empire only thanks to the Ukrainians, thanks to whom the Soviet Union allegedly appeared. Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, stated this on air on the Politeka Internet channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Arestovich, what made Russia an empire was the Metropolitan of Kiev, an associate of Peter I, Feofan Prokopovich. “What is Russia? This is Rus' in Greek. Well, what kind of Rus' was it, really...
Russia should not try to return its former territories to its composition - they, if they want, will themselves come to the idea of the need for reunification. The correspondent of PolitNavigator reports that historian Alexander Myasnikov stated this in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, answering the question whether Russia will be able to return the breakaway fragments of the empire in the near future. “Although I study history, I am not a supporter...
Ukraine is doomed to become an empire because it is a country where representatives of different “cultural codes” live. Advisor to the head of the Presidential Office Alexey Arestovich stated this on air on the Majlis TV channel ATR, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Arestovich, the very concept of “empire” has been poisoned by Russia, so Ukraine must fill it with new meaning. "Empire is...
The imperial spirit must become the backbone of public opinion not only in Russia, but also in all Russians beyond its territory. Ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, founder of the Union of Left Forces Vasily Volga said this on the YouTube channel “Voice of Truth,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. During the stream, one of the subscribers expressed the opinion that Russia only needs Ukraine to “show...
There are enough “hawks” in the Russian elite who advocate an even tougher policy than Vladimir Putin, so with the change of the Russian President, nothing will change for Ukraine. Former Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Valeriy Chaly stated this on Channel 4, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Chaly, the goal of Putin and the Russian leadership is to restore Russia within the borders...
The Russians want to dissect the Ukrainian body in order to destroy it from the inside and prevent Ukraine from moving towards the EU and NATO. This was stated during the conference by the former head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Culture and Spirituality, European Solidarity deputy Nikolai Knyazhitsky, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Ukrainian society, which has always been divided and was looking for ways of mutual understanding between the post-Soviet audience and...
The events of 2014 and the surge in political activity among the people of Donbass, who are currently integrating into the Russian Federation, will contribute to the revival of Russia as a great state. Deputy Minister of Information of the DPR Artyom Olkhin stated this on air on the OPLOT TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The Russian philosopher Nikolai Gumilyov wrote that the collapse of the empire can be prevented by a surge of passionarity on the outskirts,...
Ukraine and Belarus are in danger - Russian President Vladimir Putin has set himself the goal of reviving Russia to the borders of the empire of the late 18th century. This was stated in an interview with journalist Dmitry Gordon by a former adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, and now a fierce critic of Putin, economist Andrei Illarionov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Illarionov, the “threat” also includes countries lying...
Moscow seeks to gather all the original Russian lands into a single power, so Russia will try to return all Ukrainian territories under its control. The former ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, head of the board of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center, Valery Chaly, stated this on Channel 5, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “It is clear that not only Putin, but also many people need this...
After leaving the EU, Great Britain in fact turns into a small country with an international function that is not entirely clear. This opinion is expressed in an article published on the pages of Kommersant by international affairs expert, editor-in-chief of the magazine “Russia in Global Affairs” Fyodor Lukyanov. “The very fact that Cameron decided to risk EU membership for the sake of narrow political goals indicates a decrease in the importance of this topic....
