The recognition by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, of the independence of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, self-styled republics by the pro-Russian separatists, places the open crisis around Ukraine in a new scenario in which, without a doubt, there is a greater risk of violence breaking out.
In this video analysis we summarize the reasons for this recognition by Russia, its context in the framework of the 2015 Minsk agreements and the background of this political movement.
Putin has not made this decision spontaneously, he has followed the roadmap set by the Russian lower house.
This was precisely one of the ways of possible escalation of tension, parallel to the military deployment.
The decision comes when the Minsk agreements are most questioned, which in 2015 sealed a ceasefire in the region.
The goal was for Ukraine to give greater autonomy to this region with a new status, but neither this was achieved nor did the violence disappear.
With this new political movement, in the best of cases, Russia is giving a new pull in its negotiation with heavy weapons and returning to the security borders of the Cold War.
The goal, for NATO to push back growth in its neighborhood.
Although the crisis has gone up a notch and is closer to weapons than to politics, Russia or, rather, Putin, maintains the lime and sand, because despite everything, he still does not refuse to sit face to face with the United States and close a new deal.
