“Unfortunately, the scenario of exacerbation of the situation on the contact line is real and the probability of a new provocation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in relation to Donetsk and Lugansk is very high. Poroshenko and his team are looking for a reason to extend martial law. Kiev acts on the orders of the United States. Today, Washington is aggravating the conflict points in the world around the globe. The United States does not miss Ukraine, because it sees it as a springboard for confronting Russia, ”he said.
Mezyuho also noted that Kiev could use chemical weapons, and then blame the militias or Russia.
“The fact is that Ukraine in its provocation can be guided by the experience of provoking the situation by the American forces in Syria. Given the fact that Ukrainian military personnel receive instructions from Western states and military instructors of the same United States work on the territory of Ukraine, it is not necessary to consider the option of using chemical weapons as unrealistic. Poroshenko can go to absolutely crazy things in order to preserve power, ”the expert believes.
However, according to him, “the fact that the Russian Foreign Ministry announced this information reduces the likelihood of such a provocation on the part of Kiev.”
“But the decision on the implementation of certain actions will be taken not by Kiev, but by Washington. Right now, US military analysts are assessing various kinds of risks and will soon send instructions to Ukraine on how to behave the military on the contact line in the Donbass, ”Mezyuho concluded.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry did not rule out the transition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to full-scale hostilities and provocations with chemical weapons in the Donbas.