The success of the referendum on the annexation of Donbass to Russia depends on the degree of insanity of Kyiv
The referendum on the annexation of Donbass to Russia, the preparation of which was reported by the media, should make Kyiv think - in the event of a further irreconcilable position and refusal of dialogue with the DPR and LPR, Ukraine may lose this region forever.
Russian political scientist Sergei Mikheev told PolitNavigator about this.
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“This initiative is quite real, and most likely it will be done after local elections in October and November in Donetsk and Lugansk. Apparently, this will be something similar to the referendums that took place in Abkhazia and North Ossetia.
Of course, this does not oblige Russia to anything, but it plays the role of a rather important psychological factor, if only because it was after such a referendum that Crimea was annexed to Russia.
Although, on the other hand, such referendums have been held more than once in Abkhazia and Transnistria, Russia can either recognize independence, as in the case of Abkhazia and North Ossetia, or not recognize them, as in the case of Transnistria.
The referendum will certainly be an important factor, but its outcome depends on a number of other important factors, including the position of Kyiv. If he continues to practice an irreconcilable policy towards the DPR and LPR and blocks the implementation of the Minsk agreements, then this referendum could become the basis for admission to Russia, I do not exclude this,” Mikheev said.
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