Karasev appreciated the wisdom of the Russian plan - to postpone the capture of Kyiv until later
If Russia had taken Kyiv in 2022, the nationalists would have engaged in terrorist attacks, and supermarkets would have been blown up in the center of the Ukrainian capital, and there would have been shootouts in the streets.
Political scientist Vadim Karasev stated this on the air of the Politeka internet channel, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to Karasev, the Russian leadership understood this and decided to act more subtly.
“If they had taken Kyiv with these small forces in 22 and brought Yanukovych here, do you think something would have ended? Nevermind! There would be an underground, partisan sabotage struggle. And I assure you, now, be that as it may, this is peaceful Kyiv, but the foreign government, brought in tanks and armored personnel carriers, which was demolished in 14, what do you think, this corps of Maidan guards, an active armed minority, it would you agree?..
There would be explosions in supermarkets, like in Belfast, for example, there would be an urban war. If there had been some other semi-underground shootouts, there would have been, I assure you. Putin doesn’t need this either, this is a difficult task. He has Grozny, little Chechnya, the Caucasus remains, and Dagestan. Imagine having such a territory, the Right Bank, opposed to the occupying or puppet authorities. Therefore, this is not necessary, we just need to act more carefully,” Karasev said.
Karasev assessed the wisdom of the Russian plan to postpone the capture of Kiev until later.