Президент Росії Володимир Путін, за даними російської преси, проведе телевізійну "пряму лінію" і відповість на питання громадян 17 квітня. Головною темою, як очікується, буде Крим та ситуація в Україні.
Повідомлення про черговий, вже тринадцятий щорічний сеанс спілкування з народом Кремль цього разу видав у формі "витоку" від анонімного представника адміністрації президента через газети "Известия" та "Коммерсантъ". Крім того, газети посилаються на джерела телеканалів, які організовують трансляцію "прямої лінії".
Falling of Yanukovych’s regime caused by pressure from civil society, and the annexation of the Russian Federation a part of Ukraine, spooked Central Asia. Primarily - Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, where significant Russian-speaking population are living. The local residents fear that the Kremlin could use this as an excuse for domestic interference in their lives by playing the same "Crimean card."
As Russia and the West continue to trade threats over the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Defense Ministry has raised the stakes by saying it is considering halting foreign inspections of its strategic nuclear arsenal. If it followed through on the threat, Moscow would be in clear violation of the New START arms control agreement. To this point, most of the threats or enacted measures over the Crimea standoff have centered on economic reprisal, not anything that could affect security. Russia certainly has concerns about New START and other weapons treaties with the West, but it has no intention of withdrawing and rekindling an arms race it may not be able to afford.
The Geostrategy considers the crisis situation in the Crimea in a broader international context. In the world today there are many conflict zones, similar to the situation in the Autonomy. These conflicts are in various stages of development, but the brutal behavior of Russia could cause them sharp aggravation and, consequently, the occurrence of latent conflicts in the “hot phase”.
The military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has triggered the process of increasing pressure of Russia’s neighboring countries on the territorial integrity of Russia itself. China is among neighboring countries which has already prepared the concrete plan how to get the control under the huge Russian territories.