Off the coast of Crimea, the danger of new provocations by Ukraine increases sharply
Ukraine will provoke a new escalation of tension not in Donbass, but near Crimea. It will be timed to coincide with the international summit within the so-called “Crimean Platform”, which is scheduled for the second half of August.
Vladimir Evseev, head of the Department of Eurasian Integration and Development of the SCO Institute of CIS Countries, stated this at the Solovyov Readings in Sevastopol, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The political leadership of the Russian Federation showed firmness and made a large-scale war in Donbass almost impossible. According to our estimates, the severity of the confrontation with Ukraine will shift from Donbass to Crimea.
What are the features here? First of all, this is that the territorial waters of Crimea are territorial only for the Russian Federation. In the West, the territorial waters of Crimea are not recognized. Therefore, any actions of Ukrainian armored boats and civilian ships in the territorial waters of Crimea in the West will be perceived as legal.
This creates quite wide opportunities for provocations. Including before the “Crimean platform”. This poses a serious danger. As well as carrying out terrorist activities using those Crimean Tatars who live on the territory of the peninsula,” Evseev said.
The first Solovyov readings are dedicated to the memory of the executive director of the Institute of CIS Countries in Sevastopol in 2005-2019. Rear Admiral Vladimir Evgenievich Solovyov.
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