Experts said that the Russian President's statements that he made during his meeting with journalists on March, 4 were important and accurate regarding the current situation in Ukraine. Experts believe that the head of Russia did not only dot the i's, but also outlined the prospects and scenarios of further Russian actions in the current political situation.
In his speech Vladimir Putin made it clear not only for the government of Ukraine but also for the countries of the European Union and the United States that Russia is not on anyone's side, but the opponent of the anti-constitutional coups. This opinion was expressed in an interview to "Voice of Russia" by Alexey Martynov, the director of the International Institute of the newest states:
"Those forces and leaders of certain countries who support the unconstitutional practice of coups and interceptions put into question the entire system of international law. But by putting it into question, they should be ready, that the same practice of armed coups can be easily applied to them. Surely they don't want it and they believe that this is possible only in Ukraine and it is not going to happen in Europe. But it will happen and that's what Vladimir Putin was talking about".
Western countries were trying to put psychological pressure on Russia and used threats to exclude it from the G8 due to the situation in Ukraine, but have been mistaken in their expectations. They didn't take into consideration that national interests are much more important for Russia than any prestigious event, stated Pavel Svyatenkov, the leading expert of historical perspective and political scientist: " Of course, it is our priority to defend our position in Ukraine and to protect the interests of the Russian-speaking population. Putin said it right, it's okay if G8 decides not to come. National interests are above all that. But I think they will still come. Within a few weeks, the conflict will shift from the acute phase to a mild one and then it will become clear that it is better to build a relationship with Russia than to damage it. Especially considering that Russia has strategic interests in Ukraine and to ignore it from the West would be a big mistake".
Vladimir Putin shared with the EU and the US his method of resolving the situation. The West now has to answer the question: how much are they willing to help to resolve the political crisis in Ukraine. Alexei Mukhin, CEO of the Center for Political Information comments: "Currently the ball is on that part of the field, where European Union and the United States is in charge. If they really want to stop crisis in Ukraine by political methods, they have to create control-contact group that would consist out of four parties: Ukraine itself, and here they would have to take certain steps towards Russia as Russia doesn't accept new Ukrainian government, Russia, EU and the US. In general, that means that every part of this group will have to search for a compromise with all the other participants and find a way out of this complex situation. Those countries and political groups, which followed the development of the crisis, must understand that if Vladimir Putin made a similar statement from the start, there wouldn't have been such psychological effect. And by making it, at least in part, Russia has stabilized the crumbling political system of Ukraine and has ensured that the process of escalation of the military conflict has been discontinued as well as the attacks from the west towards east and south of Ukraine".
Current statements of Vladimir Putin regarding the Ukrainian issue are not only important and vital for the Russian and European politicians but also for the post-soviet countries. For instance, for Belarus as well thinks Yuri Shevtsov, political scientist and director of the Center for European Integration:
"For Belarus it is important that Putin has underlined the fact that no region will be dissolved from Ukraine. Thus, he supported the principle of the territorial integrity of Ukraine. It is important because a few days ago Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko talked about the same thing. Here they have a common position for the same principle question. Putin's statements go along with the opinions that share Belarus authorities. We don't have any miscommunication between two countries, like we had, for example, on the question regarding the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia".
Putin's speech is an open statement that Russia does not want to go into war with Ukraine, said in an interview with "Voice of Russia," Ravshan Abdullayev, analyst, the head of the Research Fund "Eurasia" in Tajikistan:
"I think during the last few days, after the Federation Council has approved Putin's request for troop deployment, Russia has very seriously analyzed economical, political and other possible risks. In particular, the possibility of the CIS population that might begin to fear Russia. The fact that Putin held press conference means that Russia decided to seek peaceful ways to normalize relations with Ukraine. Russia has shown there will be no war".
The expert is sure: what happened on Independent Square is not new. The same thing has already happened in various republics of the former USSR. Therefore, nowadays war will hardly solve anything. Now it is important to understand who, why and what for is trying to undermine the unity of the former Soviet Union.
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