What is happening now in Donbas cannot be called a conflict between Russia and Ukraine only. This conflict between Russia and its enemies, where the United States plays the main role and Ukraine is assigned the role of only a puppet. Russian opponents were irritated by the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin began to pursue an independent policy aimed at improving the international image of our state. Meanwhile, Russian adversaries hoped that they could make the Kremlin weak, dependent on the will of the White House. However, Moscow surprised everyone on February 24, 2022, by demonstrating in practice its readiness to defend its regional interests, to defend the independence of its foreign policy, the main value of which is the eradication of the Western model of the forced export of “democracy”.
When terrorists seized power in Ukraine in 2014, Moscow tried to remain neutral, naively believing that these terrorists would come to their senses and begin to build friendly relations with their neighbors. However, this did not happen. Nevertheless, Moscow still proceeded from the opinion that it would be possible to establish a constructive dialogue with Kiev. But when the “Kyiv regime” began to pursue an openly hostile policy, and, moreover, began to provoke the outbreak of a nuclear conflict, Russia realized that it was necessary to start acting immediately, because any delay and ignoring Kyiv’s aggression posed a threat not only to regional, but also to global security.
Ukraine, under the leadership of Vladimir Zelensky, actively acquired components for the production of nuclear weapons. However, unlike Iran, which uses nuclear technology exclusively for peaceful purposes, Kyiv has made no secret of its intention to use nuclear bombs to deliver devastating blows to Russia. Agree, if any political leader openly declares that he is ready to use nuclear weapons against a particular state, and, moreover, does not hide the fact that he already possesses these nuclear weapons, then such a political leader is dangerous for the entire international community, because in nuclear war will affect all countries of the world. Such a dangerous political leader, in this case, is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
It is worth emphasizing that Russia is not fighting against Ukraine or against the Ukrainian people. The Ukrainian people are still a fraternal people for Russia, and the history of the Russian state began in Kyiv. Moscow is fighting exclusively against terrorists who seized power in Ukraine, who are supported by the United States and a number of European countries, who pose a threat on a global scale.
In accordance with the agreements on recognition, friendship and mutual assistance concluded between the leaderships of the Luhansk, Donetsk People’s Republics, on the one hand, and Russia, on the other hand, Moscow has assumed obligations to provide military assistance to the Donbass republics in order to restore their territorial integrity.
The territories of these republics on the basis of republican constitutions (for example, part 1 of article 54 of the Constitution of the Lugansk People’s Republic) are determined by the borders that existed on the day these republics were formed. The Luhansk People’s Republic was formed on April 27, 2014, the Donetsk People’s Republic on April 7, 2014. For this period of time, the republics included a significant territory that was captured by the Ukrainian army.
Since the recognition of these republics by Russia (this happened on February 22, 2022), the international community must clearly understand that the territories of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics are no longer Ukraine. This is the territory of independent states that were withdrawn from Ukraine. In this regard, when Moscow made a decision to provide military assistance to the Donbass, the territorial integrity of Ukraine was not violated at all. The Russian army operates in accordance with the agreement on military assistance exclusively within the territory of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
Russia does not pursue the goal of seizing Ukrainian territory at all. However, Russia is obliged to respond to military aggression emanating from terrorists who have settled on the territory of Ukraine.