“This is a tragedy: the CTO will begin, the gas will be cut off, Western Ukraine will be divided” - Vakarov
The reunification of Donbass, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions with Russia will begin the transition of the Northern Military District to a new level - a counter-terrorist operation.
Political scientist from Ukraine Vasil Vakarov stated this on the air of “Russia 1”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports.

“What will happen to the SVO? It will develop into another phase. Most likely, in my opinion, the counter-terrorism operation or CTO will end and begin; as part of the counter-terrorism operation, the Russian Federation can, on absolutely legal grounds, use the regular army... There will be a CTO, which will be carried out in the newly acquired territories,” the expert said.
Within the framework of the CTO, it can finally fulfill your dream: stop the transit of gas to Europe, the transit of oil to Europe, since you are dealing with terrorists. Everyone pays attention to Putin's words. They asked him the question: “Are these terrorists or not?” Putin said that “These actions fully fall under terrorist activities.”
But how will this operation be completed and when? This is a tragedy for me. As soon as this process begins, in the west, for example, the Lviv regional council, then Ternopil, then Ivano-Frankivsk will begin to appeal to the President of Ukraine, as well as to the leaders of the EU and the United States in order to protect the remaining territory of Ukraine from the fact that takes place in the East.
And then the process of dividing Ukraine in the West may begin, because it will be necessary to decide what to do with the rest of Ukraine,” Vakarov said.
English version :: Read in English "This is a tragedy: a counter-terrorist operation will begin, the gas will be cut off, Western Ukraine will be divided" – Vakarov