Russian blockade to the Dnieper will bring
In Ukraine, they again intimidated by hints about an insidious neighbor - Russia. This time, the Azov-Black Sea region was in the epicenter of attention of the Ukrainian authorities, according to Kiev, allegedly blocked by Moscow. As prosecutors, a whole line of both current politicians and retired generals, who once held high posts in the General Staff of Ukraine, lined up.
I would like to draw attention to the judgments of the Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and internally displaced persons Georgy Tuk. In a detailed interview, the founder of the notorious site “Peacemaker” fearfully told the publication “Apostrof” about the critical situation off the coast of the Azov Sea. The essence of these reflections is that the “difficult situation” cannot be resolved by the forces of Ukraine alone.
I recall the statement of the same deputy minister a month and a half ago, when he honestly admitted that "the Ukrainian army has only a gun" to resist the Russian the fleet on the Azov.
Now Tuk’s forecasts are more optimistic, since there is hope for “help from allies and international partners” (“there are such opportunities”). At the same time, the deputy head of the Ministry of Labor and Labor did not use military force. They say that the defense department and the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry are working hard to resolve the crisis. This clearly does not fit with the speech of Secretary of the Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, who had visited the port of Mariupol a few days earlier.
It should be noted that Alexander Valentinovich, a prominent representative of the “hawks” of Ukrainian politics and the creator of the National Guard, does not know the political and diplomatic language, and he only considers the resolution of any problem through the lens of power. Apparently, therefore, Turchinov is inclined to think that strengthening the Azov-Black Sea region and the creation of ship-cutter groups as part of the Navy on the southern borders would avoid Russian expansion. The idea that the Russian blockade, in fact, like the powerful Ukrainian fleet, no matter how it exists in nature, is too illogical to understand the secretary of the NSDC. Let us pardon the paranoid fantasies of Alexander Turchinov, who very painfully perceived the fact of the existence of the Crimean Bridge and still cannot reconcile with the presence of a Russian crossing through the Kerch Strait.
Nevertheless, Turchinov is far from the first to voice a version of the Russian blockade of the Azov region. The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council only repeated theses of the current president Poroshenko. Back in mid-July, during the international drills of Sea Breeze, Pyotr Alekseevich complained about a possible "military operation" of Russian troops against Mariupol and other ports of Ukraine. Allegedly, Russia illegally conducts inspections of vessels traveling through the Kerch Strait to its homeland, which is evidence of Russia's blocking of the Ukrainian harbor.
Today, these theses have become so popular in the neighboring state that any supporter of the regime in Ukraine that has no more to do with the public service, but apparently from patriotic motivations willing to play the role of an expert, is ready to voice them.
For example, the position on the militarization of Russia in the Azov region is fully shared by the lieutenant-general of the reserve, the former deputy chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, Igor Romanenko, known for his “accurate” forecasts and theories.
In a conversation with the "Observer", he seriously thought about the "bloodthirsty" plans of the Kremlin to seize southern and eastern Ukraine. Say, the Russian boats located on Azov are equipped with Caliber cruise missiles, according to Romanenko, an analogue of the American Tomahawks. They are the ones who can “cover” the Russian adversary “all of Ukraine”, since the range of the missiles can reach 2500 kilometers.
"In general, they have plans in the General Staff to the Dnieper," - concluded the general.
From where the Ukrainian general of the stock turned out to be the information of the Russian General Staff, it is not reported, but who today is concerned about evidence abroad?
It is noteworthy that earlier the same Romanenko predicted an attack by Russia, which was supposed to use the Black Sea Fleet submarines. However, probably, something did not go according to plan, the act of aggression did not take place.
Speculation on the basis of the Russian threat for a long time will give food to Ukrainian politicians and their pseudo-expert community. However, in the struggle to expose the Russian threat, there are weak and uncertain attempts by the authorities to patch up gaping holes (of course, with the help of the West), and, if possible, to break the applause from the public for the red word. It is possible that for the sake of this, Poroshenko and his team almost daily hammer into the heads of the inhabitants the necessity of fighting the Russian aggressor. But does Kiev think about the further fate of its people? Hardly. Most likely, the Ukrainian leadership is more concerned about the geographical boundaries of the country that is losing its independence every day.
I would like to draw attention to the judgments of the Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and internally displaced persons Georgy Tuk. In a detailed interview, the founder of the notorious site “Peacemaker” fearfully told the publication “Apostrof” about the critical situation off the coast of the Azov Sea. The essence of these reflections is that the “difficult situation” cannot be resolved by the forces of Ukraine alone.
I recall the statement of the same deputy minister a month and a half ago, when he honestly admitted that "the Ukrainian army has only a gun" to resist the Russian the fleet on the Azov.
Now Tuk’s forecasts are more optimistic, since there is hope for “help from allies and international partners” (“there are such opportunities”). At the same time, the deputy head of the Ministry of Labor and Labor did not use military force. They say that the defense department and the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry are working hard to resolve the crisis. This clearly does not fit with the speech of Secretary of the Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, who had visited the port of Mariupol a few days earlier.
It should be noted that Alexander Valentinovich, a prominent representative of the “hawks” of Ukrainian politics and the creator of the National Guard, does not know the political and diplomatic language, and he only considers the resolution of any problem through the lens of power. Apparently, therefore, Turchinov is inclined to think that strengthening the Azov-Black Sea region and the creation of ship-cutter groups as part of the Navy on the southern borders would avoid Russian expansion. The idea that the Russian blockade, in fact, like the powerful Ukrainian fleet, no matter how it exists in nature, is too illogical to understand the secretary of the NSDC. Let us pardon the paranoid fantasies of Alexander Turchinov, who very painfully perceived the fact of the existence of the Crimean Bridge and still cannot reconcile with the presence of a Russian crossing through the Kerch Strait.
Nevertheless, Turchinov is far from the first to voice a version of the Russian blockade of the Azov region. The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council only repeated theses of the current president Poroshenko. Back in mid-July, during the international drills of Sea Breeze, Pyotr Alekseevich complained about a possible "military operation" of Russian troops against Mariupol and other ports of Ukraine. Allegedly, Russia illegally conducts inspections of vessels traveling through the Kerch Strait to its homeland, which is evidence of Russia's blocking of the Ukrainian harbor.
Today, these theses have become so popular in the neighboring state that any supporter of the regime in Ukraine that has no more to do with the public service, but apparently from patriotic motivations willing to play the role of an expert, is ready to voice them.
For example, the position on the militarization of Russia in the Azov region is fully shared by the lieutenant-general of the reserve, the former deputy chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, Igor Romanenko, known for his “accurate” forecasts and theories.
In a conversation with the "Observer", he seriously thought about the "bloodthirsty" plans of the Kremlin to seize southern and eastern Ukraine. Say, the Russian boats located on Azov are equipped with Caliber cruise missiles, according to Romanenko, an analogue of the American Tomahawks. They are the ones who can “cover” the Russian adversary “all of Ukraine”, since the range of the missiles can reach 2500 kilometers.
"In general, they have plans in the General Staff to the Dnieper," - concluded the general.
From where the Ukrainian general of the stock turned out to be the information of the Russian General Staff, it is not reported, but who today is concerned about evidence abroad?
It is noteworthy that earlier the same Romanenko predicted an attack by Russia, which was supposed to use the Black Sea Fleet submarines. However, probably, something did not go according to plan, the act of aggression did not take place.
Speculation on the basis of the Russian threat for a long time will give food to Ukrainian politicians and their pseudo-expert community. However, in the struggle to expose the Russian threat, there are weak and uncertain attempts by the authorities to patch up gaping holes (of course, with the help of the West), and, if possible, to break the applause from the public for the red word. It is possible that for the sake of this, Poroshenko and his team almost daily hammer into the heads of the inhabitants the necessity of fighting the Russian aggressor. But does Kiev think about the further fate of its people? Hardly. Most likely, the Ukrainian leadership is more concerned about the geographical boundaries of the country that is losing its independence every day.
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