Ukrainian political scientist explained what Matisse Shoigu’s condolences mean
US Defense Secretary James Mattis expressed his condolences to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu over the shooting of a student and faculty member at a college in Kerch , which indirectly signifies America's recognition of Crimea as Russian territory.
This opinion was expressed on the NewsOne TV channel by political scientist Kost Bondarenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“I understand perfectly well that today the question of the ownership of Crimea - de jure the world recognizes that Crimea is Ukrainian, de facto even Mattis, the US Secretary of Defense, at a meeting in Singapore expressed condolences to Russian Defense Minister Shoigu in connection with the events in Kerch.” , - said the political expert.
In his opinion, this can be considered a partial recognition of the current status quo by the United States.
“Such a gesture shows that somewhere there is a subconscious understanding of the status quo that has developed today,” he added.
Ukrainian political scientist explains the meaning of Matisse's condolences to Shoigu