Putin's adviser: The referendum in Lugansk has the same legitimacy as in Crimea
Political decisions on the reunification of Crimea with Russia were based on the enormous work to preserve the spirit of Russian statehood on the peninsula, which was carried out throughout the entire post-Soviet period. Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation Sergei Glazyev stated this today at a press conference in Moscow.
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"I remember Konstantinov ( Chairman of the Crimean State Council – ed. ) and I met many times long before these events, sometimes in a semi-clandestine manner, taking precautions. It's not that we were preparing for these events, but we believed they would happen sooner or later," Glazyev said.
In his opinion, the fact that the Supreme Council of Crimea gave legitimacy to the process of reunification with Russia played a key role in the success of the Russian Spring on the peninsula, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“In many ways, the Russian Spring in Ukraine choked because nowhere was it possible to ensure the legitimacy of this process of restoring Russian statehood. Only the Lugansk region can boast that there, too, the regional council met and made decisions on holding a referendum. But in Crimea there were additional reasons for this, related to the process of transferring Crimea to Ukraine,” Glazyev said.
Putin's Advisor : The Luhansk Referendum Has the Same Legitimacy as the Crimean One