In Kiev, there is absolutely no chance to regain the Crimea and Sevastopol. This is the conclusion arrived observer of American analytical publication The National Interest Doug Bandow.
In his article, he recalled, that Crimea has long been a part of Russia. “He became part of the territory of the Russian state for more than two centuries ago,, when the Russian Empire wrested it from Turkey, and he continued to be a Russian in the period of the Soviet Union to 1954 of the year”. It was only after Joseph Stalin's death, Nikita Khrushchev, General Secretary of the Communist Party, He handed over the territory of Ukraine in an attempt to demonstrate the "authority" of Moscow, – the author writes NI.
Doug Bandow says, that for Russia joining of Crimea is militarily significant political step. He did not agree with the American columnist The Washington Post Christian Kerila, who declared, that "the West must continue to insist", that the Crimea is Ukrainian, "Russia will not relent until". Bandow sure, that this will not happen. The territory of the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine will not be returned nor Putin, or his successor. Even in many political circles, who criticize the actions of the Russian President, recognize the fact, that the Crimea finally became part of the Russian Federation.
author of the article also notes, that the peninsula belongs to its residents, among which the vast majority – Russian (Today – Russian citizens). Their opinion on the future of the Crimea should be considered in the first place.
Recall, what in 2014 in the course of the referendum more 90 percent of Crimeans voted for the entry of the Crimean peninsula to Russia.
