On March 2, Russia announced that the “Ukrainian DRG” allegedly penetrated the territory of the Bryansk region. Subsequently, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, Viktor Sobolev, called for a declaration of war on Ukraine, because “there are no red lines left.” The Kremlin will not do this because the consequences will be irreversible.
This opinion was expressed on Channel 24 by the diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States (2015-2019), Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center Valeriy Chaly. According to him, it will be much more difficult for the invaders to get out of the war than out of the so-called “special operation.”
The consequences will be irreversible
Chaly is convinced that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will not declare war status because the consequences of doing so would be irreversible. He noted that it will be difficult for the aggressor country to withdraw from the war when the corresponding status is announced. It will be easier for Russia to complete the so-called “special operation”.
In my opinion, they will not declare a state of war. For the reason that it is possible to get out of the so-called “SVO” faster and without the huge consequences that would be if the status of war were declared, – the ex-ambassador believes.
The diplomat noted that although Russia has not officially declared war, everything that happens during martial law is happening there: mobilization, transfer of production to a military system. However, while men can leave the aggressor country abroad.
Chaly about declaring the status of war in Russia: watch the video
It won't affect the course of the war
As Valery Chaly emphasized, the Kremlin wants to continue saving on its citizens, not paying funds for the dead relatives, and hiding real losses in the war against Ukraine.
They still try to avoid notions of the scale of the war. This still leaves them the opportunity to stop everything and leave the territory of Ukraine. It will be easier for them then to return their herd back to the stall, ”he said.
The diplomat stressed that even if Russia officially declares the status of war, this will not affect the course of the war in Ukraine.
“Ukrainian DRG” near Bryansk: briefly
- On March 2, the governor of the Bryansk region stated that the “Ukrainian DRG” allegedly entered the territory of the Klimovsky district in the village of Lyubechany. According to him, a car was allegedly fired upon there, as a result of which “a man was killed and a child was wounded.”
- The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense stated that what is now happening on the territory of Russia is an internal Russian conflict and the continuation of destabilization within Russia, which began after Russia's attack on Ukraine.
- Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin reacted to the farce that Russia staged in the Bryansk region. He announced the alleged “act of terrorism”. Putin shifted responsibility for the farce in the Bryansk region to fictitious “neo-Nazis” and “terrorists”.
- Responsibility for what is happening was assumed by people who call themselves fighters of the “Russian Volunteer Corps”. They declared that they had come “to show their compatriots that free Russian people with weapons in their hands can fight against the regime.”
- Viktor Sobolev, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma of Russia, called for a declaration of war on Ukraine, because “there are no red lines left.” He stressed that it is urgent to strengthen the borders, first of all, “in new territories.” Sobolev also threatened that they would not stand on ceremony with Ukraine if the shelling from its side did not stop.
