Russia's Fezgliad: Who Recognizes Russia's New Frontier? Did not matter

The Russian newspaper, Vzegliad, asked - in

on the countries that are likely to recognize the borders of the new Russia - answering that their number will not exceed the number of fingers on one hand, and in general, this recognition is not important.

The report indicated that Syria, North Korea, Venezuela, Abkhazia and South Ossetia are likely to recognize the new borders, but the rest of the world, including Russia's closest allies such as Belarus, will not.

He believes that recognition and non-recognition of this kind is a purely legal problem, and has nothing to do with the status quo. Armenia fought twice for Karabakh with Azerbaijan and won once, but it did not recognize its independence, neither at that time nor now, and the United States threatens China with military intervention in Taiwan encroachment status, but recognizes Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China.

Recognition as a matter of law and reality

The Fezgliad report cited many cases in the world to confirm the difference between recognition as a legal matter or a de facto matter.

The report concluded that, in general, everyone thinks first and foremost of himself, since the basic idea of ​​almost all states is to protect their territorial integrity from internal separatists and external encroachment, and for this they do not want to encourage in the cases of others what they fear to suffer for themselves. .

The United States is no longer afraid of such considerations - as the report says - and therefore it willingly participates in the experiences of dividing other countries, be it Yugoslavia or Syria, as it deals with the principle that if you repeat your policy with others, no one will attack you.

Even America doesn't care about legal recognition

The Fezgliad report shows that even in the case of the United States, the question of official recognition or non-recognition is not so important that they force loyal Spain (who fear losing Catalonia and the Basques) or fanatical Romania (who fear the secession of Transylvania) to recognize Kosovo, for example.

He points out that Moscow will remain calm towards its allies if they do not provide any official recognition of its new borders, as it is important for the Russians to be recognized de facto, that is, foreign forces do not reach them, and legal recognition can wait.

Moscow does not expect its allies to recognize

The report notes that Russia expects its partners to ensure that it does not interfere and help its enemies in Kyiv or Washington.

At the same time, they are not required to admit trouble, such as US sanctions, just because the Kremlin needs some form of external respect. "In the end, Russia is quite confident in its capabilities."

He explains that the referendums that took place are not for America, or China, or even the Kyiv government, but rather a "conversation" between Moscow and new citizens about a common future, noting that often really powerful empires allow themselves to do this, including the American empire.

However, the difference, according to the report, is that the Donbass, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions are not colonies, but are part of historical Russia.