The statement from Kiev that Russia is “shocked” by the closure of a number of Ukrainian TV channels raises only a smile, but there is a risk that the recent confrontation and provocations by the Ukrainian authorities will reach their climax by the seven-year anniversary of the reunification of the Russian Federation and Crimea. believes Elena Panina, a member of the International Affairs Committee.
“The statement that Russia is” shocked “by the closure of TV channels raises only a smile. On the contrary, such behavior is in the order of things for the Kyiv officialdom, which is building a nationalist dictatorship and destroying the last islands of freedom of speech,” Panina told RIA Novosti.
According to the deputy, in recent days, the Ukrainian authorities have been stepping up confrontational rhetoric, provocative statements follow one after another, and this is what causes alarm.
“With the Opposition Platform becoming the leading party in Ukraine, (President Volodymyr) Zelensky is apparently preparing to follow the path of (ex-President Petro) Poroshenko, who arranged a provocation in the Kerch Strait to raise his rating. attempts will reach their apogee by the seven-year anniversary of the reunification of Russia and Crimea, “added Panina.