Andrey Levkin: Donetsk Day

Andrey Levkin Photo: Ligabusinessinform

On Monday, Russian agencies reported that the " Council of the Donetsk People's Republic" turned to Putin "with a request to enter the temporary peacekeeping contingent ." Who at that moment did not think like "It began ..." that is, it continues.

The background is known: on Sunday, the separatist rallies were held, the Donetsk and Kharkov regional administration, and the SBU department in Lugansk were captured. In the photo - the arrangement of the perimeter in Donetsk. From there on Monday in the morning, the creation of the " independent Donetsk Republic " was announced. That is - the Crimean script? And here is a request for the commissioning of troops? There was no such request. This is the Russian agencies so reported.

The sequence of events in Donetsk: from the steps they report the creation of the Donetsk Republic (even, it seems, completely independent). In the hall, where all this was accepted, the motivation was also reported: " In connection with the seizure of power in Ukraine illegal armed groups, the sale of our country in America, we announce the creation of the Donetsk Republic ." The theme of the Russian scenario will fade: stylistics - local.

Further, the “referendum” with the question with the question: “Do you support the creation of the Donetsk Republic is reported until May 11?” Here, they just reported from the steps that it has already been created, and now about the referendum? And then it was said that the Russian agencies will present in the brutal version: “ In the event of opposition to the authorities of Kiev, they will be forced to ask Russia“ about the introduction of the peacekeeping contingent . ”That is, a) Putin is not asked to introduce troops now and b) This is not a Russian scenario - to imagine only that the Kremlin is composed of the“ Peacekeeping Contain ”. Association, in general.

Moreover, all this was not sudden, the day before, when they captured the regional administration, they already announced: " We must stand at least a day. On April seventh, by 12:00 local time a meeting or congress should take place, one representative from each city. Other areas - Lugansk, Kherson ." Well, the areas did not fit. Then they demanded an immediate convocation of the session of the Donetsk Regional Council and the decision on the implementation of a referendum on joining Russia (already a completely different topic). Otherwise, they promised to announce on Monday at 12:00 “People’s Mandate” - they will be discharged by the regional council and representatives from all public representatives in the field will be elected as deputies. However, they complained: " The people did not come to capture something ." Nevertheless, in 12 according to Donetsk they themselves declared their own authorities. Overchuur is ridiculous even for the Kremlin scenarios.

Yes, all this was said the day before, hence the question - what did the authorities do about this in Kyiv? And what to want from the authorities who quietly leaked the Crimea? - Everyone thought and not to say that there was no reason in these thoughts. But about the Kyiv authorities just below.

There is also such a topic: the head of the Information Resistance group Dmitry Tymchuk said that on Monday morning, Donetsk separatists received an action plan from Russia. Among the paragraphs of the plan is the creation of the regional coordination center "Donetsk Republic" and a statement of referendum on state arrangement. But there, a item on the accession of the southeastern regions of Ukraine to Russia was removed (" it is assumed that Moscow realized that, without " digesting "Crimea, was not ready to appropriate the east of Ukraine "). Moreover, the group of Tymchuk does not fix special activity in the border regions of Russia next to the regions of Ukraine, where all this is happening now.

From Russia, only the chairman of the swap F. Lukyanov spoke from Russia. For him, the situation in the east of Ukraine " is quite different from the Crimean " and " Russia is clearly not going and is not able to repeat such a scenario in these areas ." But Russia will strongly put pressure on Ukraine and promote amateur separatists, because the unrest is beneficial to it: " This is a pressure tool on the Kiev authorities, the possible result of which can be the very federalization that Moscow insists on the form of the existence of a new Ukrainian state ." A little later, the politicians of the Russian Federation began to speak out, but about them a little later - after the Ukrainian authorities.

Kyiv, power

As of Monday evening, their actions still had a thoughtful character. Meetings gathered. plans were reported, statements were made. The acting President Turchinov called the security forces, after which Parubiy (Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council) with Nalivaichenko (head of the SBU) went to Lugansk, Yarema (the first deputy prime minister for all power) - to Donetsk, and Avakov (head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) was already in Kharkov. The fact that in the morning he was released, as usual, he reported on Facebook. But Kharkov was the simplest case, and nothing is still heard about the successes of Parubiy and Yarem. That is, on the contrary, it is known how events developed in Donetsk and Lugansk. And in Kharkov, by night, they also came up with their republic.

Prime Minister Yatsenyuk was more specific. Back on Friday, he announced: " I am preparing a trip to the east of Ukraine. We have something to go with ." But I did not go and was already late. And he had such a package for the East: changes to the Constitution, according to which most of the powers will be in the regions. He also promised the east of the country “ significant state support ”, adding: “ No matter how difficult it may be, but we form state orders for eastern enterprises, we allocate 12 billion UAH for subsidizing the coal industry, we will pay salaries .” He determined the general meaning of the trip as follows: "dispel fears." Well, I didn't have time. Opening a government meeting on Monday, he already argued that in the eastern regions they are implementing a plan for the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, but this is " we will not be allowed ."

Here (this is purely for the variety), another topic from the "Ukrainian Pravda" stuck: " Separatist actions in Donetsk and Lugansk do not occur with the direct support of Russia, but with the direct assistance of the oligarch Rinat Akhmetov and the leader of the faction of the PR Alexander Efremov. This is reported by Tyzhen.ua , citing a source in Donetsk.
Among the Separtists are many criminals. All shares are coordinated by people of Akhmetov and Efremov, notes the publication.
As reported, on Monday, Efremov said that the capture of the state buildings in Lugansk "is not a provocation, but the position of many people" and they want to defend this opinion . "

Okay Efremov - he is not only the head of the PR faction in the Rada. But the head of the regional branch of the PR in Lugansk, he somehow needs to improve his image there (unless, of course, such statements contribute to this). But here are Akhmetov? With what joy to him, in fact, fuss along along with Efremov? In general, on the one hand, " the SBU detained a citizen of Russia - coordinator of separatist actions in the Luhansk region who tried to cross the border," and on the other, Akhmetov’s people coordinate them. In general, given the crooked activity of the separatists, this is just the accusation of the oligarch of the inadequacy of his managers.

However, now the media will already mumble that-further, under the same link, the chief journalist of Ukrainian Pravda Leshchenko reported with reference to sources "that" in March-April Akhmetov flew to Moscow to meet Putin . " That is, he himself does not know ("in March -April"), but the conclusion makes: "As I understand it, the result is on the streets of Donetsk ." In general, what's on the streets? The separatists are sitting in the regional administration and nothing more? Well, Akhmetov went to them at night, said, "I will ask that not a single assault" and added that "Donbass is Ukraine."

It was a lyrical digression. Next about the Ukrainian authorities. The Foreign Minister said at a briefing that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry awaits the Russian side that Russia will not introduce troops into Ukraine in connection with the events in the east of the country. And in an interview with the Echo of Moscow radio station, he said that if this happens, then " the new government will not react to this as calmly as the annex of Crimea, and the Ukrainian troops are ready to repel the military attack ." Generally speaking, the words "also calmly" in the lips of the diplomat may mean that Ukraine recognized the annexation of Crimea.

Finally, by the end of the day, the acting President Turchinov said that " the enemies of Ukraine are trying to play the Crimean script, but we will not allow this" and promised to carry out "anti -terrorist measures ."

Without producing evaluative judgments, it can be understood so that in Kyiv they believe: in the east of Ukraine is also a Crimean scenario. But how can one talk about one scenario for the peninsula - not bordering Russia. But having a Black Sea Fleet with regions, in which anyone will enter from Russia without visas in half an hour? Yes, everything is possible, but somehow in different ways? And where, in fact, if the script is the same, these polite and tacitable people in green? No, while this is amateur performances.

Russian politicians

The Chairman of the Committee on Defense and Security of the Council of the Federation V. Ozerov unexpectedly said that " Russian troops cannot be entered into the territory of another state at the request of local authorities ." Of course, cognitive dissonance - because - and Crimea? Well, yes, there is the same Black Sea Fleet, but in fact they still left the bases and, thereby, were introduced?

This was not specified by Ozerov, but seriously engaged in the theme of peacekeepers, saying that they could only act within the framework of international legal norms. For example, in the Russian Federation there were examples of the introduction of a peacekeeping contingent into the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia: " But it was within the CIS, but just to take and introduce our peacekeeping contingent in Donetsk or somewhere else - this contradicts international principles and norms ." And he added (in general, also a sensation) that Russia is unilaterally doing this, “ it is another matter if the corresponding decision of the UN Security Council on the introduction of peacekeepers is made, then Russia as a permanent member of the Security Council and a participant in the transaction on cooperation and security in Europe may be part of the peacekeeping contingent to ensure security in a particular region .” Again, the same question: how will he justify Crimea? Or something over the past time has happened with Russian foreign policy and does she think about legal norms?

Moreover, he (and he, the head of the MF relevant committee) gave the interpretation of the consent of the Federation Council for the use of the Armed Forces in Ukraine: " This was associated with the situation in the Crimea, but at the same time we acted based on agreements on the Black Sea Fleet, and only strengthened the protection of our bases. We are satisfied that during the referendum we did not have to use their military, and the Crimeans themselves decided their fate ." No, Russian foreign policy did not change the point of view: the Russian Federation did not introduce troops into the Crimea. Nevertheless, from his words, it seems, it follows that they will not introduce them into Donetsk.

But V. Nikonov has a different point of view: he did not exclude that Russia will provide military assistance to the local "folk advice". He denied Ozerov’s opinion easily: “ Everything can be formalized in one way or another, and the question of who (residents of the Donetsk region) can interfere with this formalization. If the Kiev government will introduce troops or use special forces, this can cause an even greater explosion and Russian intervention .”

And (given that his grandfather’s packet with a ribbentrop is knocking on his heart) is not surprising that he sees the topic of entering the troops differently: “ No one has canceled the permission issued by Putin Putin to use the Armed Forces .” Perhaps, from two data of these opinions, this subject can be made a single -collateral conclusion: nothing else in Russia was decided about Donetsk.

PS Here is the main Night Kharkov pathos ("Interfax-Ukraine):" A group of pro-Russian activists, led by the representative of the Ukrainian Eastern Bloc, Yegor Logvinov is preparing to storm the TV tape in Kharkov. E. Logvinov contacted the director of the Kharkov regional shopping center Sergei Gulevsky and demanded immediately to resume the broadcast of Russian television channels . "