Military activities resumed in Ukraine after the crash of a Malaysian Boeing 777 in Shakhtyorsk (Donetsk Oblast) yesterday. Artillery fire was heard at Saur-Mogila Hill and the Marinovka Control Post on Thursday, RIA Novosti reports.
Sergey Slobodchuk, a political consultant, the director of Slobodchuk and Partners: Politics, PR, Elections Company, told Vestnik Kavkaza that Kiev was not planning to stop the fight after the plane crash and will try to use it against the separatists. He believes that politicians will try to use it to transform the confrontation into an internationalized conflict.
Slobodchuk pointed out that the Boeing was making the formulation “counter-terrorism operation” impossible. When planes are being shot down, the situation seems more like a civil war than an operation against terrorists, he supposes.
If Kiev ends up guilty, Moscow will use the West to force the military to make peace and recognize Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics. They may adopt a Constitution. Should Strelkov’s militia be declared guilty, the West will use the factor to put pressure on Russia. Another variant is if no one is proven responsible. The situation in that case would not change.
Slobodchuk noted that Kiev was trying to evade responsibility. In his words, it provoked questions about what territories it had under control. He added that Kiev had not allowed passenger plans to fly until the accident yesterday.
Military activities resumed in Ukraine after the crash of a Malaysian Boeing 777 in Shakhtyorsk (Donetsk Oblast) yesterday. Artillery fire was heard on the Saur-Mogila Hill and the Marinovka Control Post on Thursday, RIA Novosti reports.Sergey Slobodchuk, a political consultant, the director of the Slobodchuk and Partners: Politics, PR, Elections Company, told Vestnik Kavkaza that Kiev was not planning to stop the fight after the plane crash and will try to use it against the separatists. He believes that politicians will try to use it to transform the confrontation into an internationalized conflict.Slobodchuk pointed out that the Boeing was making the formulation “counter-terrorism operation” impossible. When planes are being shot down, the situation seems more like a civil war than an operation against terrorists, he supposes.If Kiev ends up guilty, Moscow will use the West to force the military to make peace and recognize Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics. They may adopt a Constitution. Should Strelkov’s militia be declared guilty, the West will use the factor to pressurize Russia. Another variant is if no will be proven responsible. The situation in that case would not change.Slobodchuk noted that Kiev was trying to evade responsibility. In his words, it provoked questions about what territories it had under control. He added that Kiev had not allowed passenger plans to fly until the accident yesterda
