NEWSLINK: Russia believed to have plans to split Ukraine in three

[“Russia believed to have plans to split Ukraine in three” – Australian Broadcasting Company – April 15, 2014]

The Australian Broadcasting Company intereviews Taras Berezovets, Ukrainian political analyst and strategist.  Berezovets also served as an advisor to Yulia Tymoshenka during her second term as Ukraine’s Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010.

According to Berezovets, interrogations of captured Russian intelligence officers have prompted a conclusion by Ukraine that Russia wants to see Ukraine split into three parts:

TARAS BEREZOVETS: We have evidence this is from Ukrainian intelligence SZRU, who says that several Russian intelligence officers have been already captured in eastern regions of Ukraine and in Kiev itself and according to the plans, interrogations which have been made with Russian military agents, Russia has a plan to split Ukraine in three parts. Basically the plan is about they’re not going to go any further in western parts of Ukraine, so called the Halychyna, it’s 70 Ukrainian regions, they’re planning to occupy southern and eastern regions which probably they’re going to organise some sort of referendum which was held in Crimea three weeks ago in order to create some sort of independent Donetsk state in this regions.

As for the central Ukraine, including Kiev, Russia has a plan to organise some sort of independent Ukraine, planning to bring former president Viktor Yanukovych again. Russia’s State Duma deputy Vladimir Zhirinovsky, stated yesterday that according to the Russian plans Yanukovych is planning to be back in Kiev with Russian troops by 1st of May.

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