Great article by @Soloviev_V in @kommersant on Dmitri #Kozak and the future of Russian policy towards #Ukraine. Many thanks to @AlexGabuev for sharing:
kommersant.ru/doc/4233004?fr…
@Soloviev_V @kommersant @AlexGabuev According to @Soloviev_V:
Vladyslav Surkov proceeded from the fact that the sanctions against Russia imposed by the West are for a long time or even forever. And if this is the case, it is not worth making compromises in negotiations with Kyiv. 1/4
@Soloviev_V @kommersant @AlexGabuev Surkov sympathized with the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donbas and believed that the unrecognized republics should become a zone of exclusive influence of Russia, including wide autonomy from Kyiv, with its own power structures like "people's militia". 2/4
@Soloviev_V @kommersant @AlexGabuev And all this should be legally formalized by the Ukrainian side, enshrining a special status for Donbas in the Constitution of Ukraine. According to Surkov, Donbas should become a region that is not subject to Ukrainian laws. Dmitry Kozak doesn't agree with that approach. 3/4
@Soloviev_V @kommersant @AlexGabuev For Kozak, the unresolved conflict in Eastern Ukraine is a problem that draws resources away and prevents Moscow from normalizing relations with the West. Kozak's team believes that a solution to this issue may weaken or even lift the sanctions pressure on Russia. 4/4
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