This interview with a former Kremlin's official is indicative one, because it makes evident, that Russia started praparation of agression against Ukraine. Borys Rapoport was an official in the office of Vladyslav Surkov (born Aslanbek Dudaev) on 27 November 2013. His frank message "As I was appointed in 2013, there was a map in Surkov's waiting room with Crimea within Russian Empire. The latter you could consider yourselves.." is very clear. It is a confirmation to our thesis, made in the report "Hybrid war in Eastern Europe. Non-military dimension. Energy component", that Russia's hybrid agression against Ukraine had started already in 2013 without introduction of the military component. And preparation to the Crimea annexation and start of the military operation were running at full speed...
On materials of Moskovsky Komsomolets
Mr. Rapoport considers Russian policy towards Ukraine as a normal behaviour of a strong state, which has to increase in order to avoid degradation.
Nevertheless, he calls for negotiations, even if blaming Ukrainian authorities in non-proper actions and influence of the West.
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