The Russian invasion of Ukraine was planned in a note to the Kremlin – The Obs

The crisis in Ukraine was written. A paper published earlier this week by the Russian independent newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, available in seven points recommendations for intervention of Russia in Ukraine at the beginning of the crisis.

According to the newspaper, that “plan” was sent to the Kremlin in early February 2014, as one of the possible scenarios with Putin in managing the affairs of its neighbor European.

And it turns out that what offers this note written informally is very similar to what took place last year.

M ven if the current course of the Ukrainian crisis has made some corrections to the plan, it has particularly striking coincidences with actions by the Russian government, “it said in” Novaya Gazeta “

Propaganda assaults annexations

Specifically:. the” plan “provided annexation of the Crimea after a referendum – which has arrived – and the annexation of the eastern regions of Ukraine in the Dombass, not starting associations with border towns before moving to annexations.

The document also suggested to organize pro-Russian protests – which also happened – or even assault, which was subsequently confirmed by the decision local public buildings supported by mysterious Russian agents.

Not forgetting a propaganda campaign in Ukraine and Russia to prepare the minds of the dislocation the country. In the document, so it is advisable to Moscow to “create in this process political legitimacy and moral justification” and a “communication strategy that focuses on forced and reactive nature of the actions of Russia” . What seems to have resulted in a speech on the risks for the Russian-speaking community in Ukraine and the Russian roots of Crimea

A single mistake. Document n ‘ Donetsk had not identified as a priority area could be a candidate for inclusion in the Russian Federation, as he foresaw for the Crimea and Kkarkiv region.

Pragmatism

The tone of the note, as emphasized “Liberation” and “Courrier International” is very cynical and much more pragmatic than historical relayed concerns publicly. The paper, including Konstantin Malofeev would appear that Europe accuses of financing pro-Russian Ukraine, invite the Kremlin to pragmatism and defend its economic interests.

According to the note, Moscow had everything to gain from the “highly probable disintegration of Ukraine”: preservation of the market for its oil, pipeline protection upon which the interests of Gazprom in Europe stranglehold on the industry Ukrainian weapons, and even … “Flow Slavic migrants” to Russia.