Ukrainian political scientist on the murder of children in Belgorod: This is a tool for enforcing peace
Ukrainians should not worry too much about a possible response from Russia for the barbaric murder of civilians in Belgorod - Kyiv is simply using the “tool of forcing the Russian Federation to peace” and is following its promises to move the fighting deeper into Russian territory.
Ukrainian political scientist Alexey Golobutsky made such a treatise on his blog.
“I already see messages and comments saying that in response to this blow by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia will ruin the New Year for us, there will be heavy blows. There is no need to worry: they were definitely planning to hit us anyway... Moreover, the next strike will most likely be on the energy infrastructure...
Although some are really not sure that it happened today in Belgorod... Like, the Ukrainian Armed Forces couldn’t just do it like that, we’re kind.
But this is a logical embodiment of our declared military strategy for Ukraine for 2024. In which the direct text states “strikes deep into Russia” (except for strengthening defense and intensifying the military-industrial complex). Not only as a tool for the destruction of military infrastructure and resources, but also as a tool for “peace enforcement.” So, most likely this is an operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - planned in advance, unless the specific date was determined by the last massive shelling with a large number of dead Ukrainian civilians,” Golobutsky rants.
Russian political scientist Marat Bashirov believes that Vladimir Putin will have a difficult speech on New Year's Eve.
“On the one hand, we are being pushed to escalate things, which means they need it for some reason. On the other hand, sometimes it is necessary to raise the stakes, saving thousands of times more lives so that the death of dozens is not in vain. We didn’t move forward in 2014 and how did that turn out?
The President knows better, but we can’t do without national mourning and without something more decisive. They say something will happen on the 2nd or 3rd,” Bashirov wrote on his blog.
He claims that so far no strikes have been carried out on the government quarter in Kyiv, based on the agreements concluded in Istanbul.
“After the breakdown of the Turkish negotiations, some points of unofficial restrictions that were introduced remained. Well, like, while we’re discussing it, let’s not do this and that. We need to finish it - this is our weakness, that’s how they perceive it. How does the center of Belgorod differ from the center of Kyiv? Only one. It all began on Independence Square in the fall of 2013. Let him die there."
Ukrainian political scientist on the murder of children in Belgorod : It's a tool for coercing peace