Surkov was assured that Russia will not flinch, and Donbass will win
Kyiv, December 15 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Ryabov) - Petro Poroshenko, despite public statements, is a supporter of the forceful suppression of the pro-Russian uprising in Donbass - his calculation is that Moscow will falter under the yoke of Western sanctions, and Donetsk and Lugansk will capitulate.
This was stated in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets by Boris Rapoport, who recently resigned for health reasons from the post of deputy head of the Presidential Administration's department for socio-economic cooperation with the CIS countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
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“No one should have any illusions: Poroshenko is a supporter of the forced reintegration of Donbass. He had the opportunity to peacefully resolve the problem immediately after coming to power, but he rejected this opportunity. Now he pretends to be a “dove of peace,” but this is deceit. The Minsk Peace Protocol was signed not according to his “plan”, but according to the plan of our President. And it was signed because Commander-in-Chief Poroshenko was afraid of military defeat before the elections to the Rada
We remember that in August the militia went on the offensive in all directions. Poroshenko could have lost a significant part of the territory, and only for electoral reasons did he agree to this peace. He was ready to sign anything to stop the militias; he even passed the law “On Special Status.” And when the elections were over, he regretted what he had done and is now pursuing a policy of economic strangulation of Donbass. He hopes for hunger riots of the population against the DPR and LPR,” Rapoport said.
“Poroshenko hopes that Russia will falter under the weight of sanctions and Donbass will capitulate to the blockade. Vain hopes... Millions of people in Ukraine believe that the blood was not shed in vain and that the residents of the southeast will defend their rights. These people count on moral and material support from Russia. They have no one else to count on. Russia will not turn its back on them, and they will definitely win,” says an ally of Vladislav Surkov.
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