Putin signed a decree tightening security measures for the bridge Creech which was partially destroyed from, next to the infrastructure facilities that supply Crimea Electricity and natural gas, and also ordered the formation of a committee to investigate.
On Sunday evening, the Russian President accused Ukrainian intelligence services Standing behind the big explosion that damaged the Qurum bridge Saturday, describing what happened as "Terrorist act" against a major facility in infrastructure.
Files on the meeting table
"The attack on the bridge created a logistical as well as political nightmare for the Kremlin"according to the Czech-Canadian analyst specializing in international affairs, Mitchell Belfer.
Belfer, director of a research center in Rome, told "Sky News Arabia": "This is all-out war, huge investments in Russian infrastructure are now open targets".
Belfer added: "Although the bridge was not completely destroyed, it sent a clear message to Moscow that Ukraine is not weak, and now Crimea is back on the scene when it comes to expanding Ukrainian ambitions to liberate their country.".
He continued: "It is also important to remember that the bridge was the only logistical passage between Crimea and the Russian mainland, and most importantly it stopped the supply of military forces to Russia in southern Ukraine".
The second reason for calling the National Security Council to meet, according to Belfer, is related to"The issue of escalation versus de-escalation. Putin will not negotiate a settlement at this point, but he can send a signal to Kyiv, as well as to the West, that he is working to de-escalate the conflict by how his forces withdraw.".
He explained: "If he tries to reclaim the lands his army has lost over the past two weeks, we know he’s not trying to de-escalate, but he is very determined to grab the eastern and southeastern lands of Ukraine.".
He said that the method of deployment of the recruits who were called through Partial military mobilization It may signal the end of the war, if they are deployed in areas that are not witnessing military operations, such as areas under the strong control of Moscow, "This may indicate that the end of the war is near".
Declaration of war
In turn, the academic specializing in international affairs, Tariq Fahmy, said that the Ukrainian crisis is entering a new phase entitled "The militarization of the crisis" Targeting the Qurum bridge is the beginning of a new phase.
Fahmy added in an interview with the website "Sky News Arabia"Putin must move from the stage of promises to implementation, as he repeatedly warned against touching any Russian territory, especially as Russian nationalists are demanding a harsh response and criticism of the Kremlin’s delay in decisions.
He said that the meeting will address means of escalation to the greatest extent possible, and an attempt to distance himself from the policy of brinkmanship that America and the West want to push toward in order to fall or make concessions.
He pointed out that the third matter may be "Declaration of war" So far, it is just a military operation, and this means the response of the Russian army to defend Russian space.
He considered that the coming days will witness a major escalation on both sides after the recent sabotage operations, as Putin will send a message to the West that "If you come back" In the sense that the war may extend to neighboring countries, which means a new predicament for NATO countries.
He expected that the Russian president would seek to activate Collective Security Treaty He gathered the largest number of allies after holding an informal summit of the heads of the CIS countries in Saint Petersburg.
Regarding the position of the West, he indicated that the Americans are in a state of confusion with the upcoming elections and the West is divided after the statements of the French President,Emmanuel Macronand demanded that Russia and the US President not be brought to their knees, joe bidenHe has intelligence that Putin will escalate, so he has been warning for days about Putin’s use of nuclear weapons.
He pointed out that Putin may resort to using Tactical nuclear weapon In order to increase pressure and implement promises in front of the Russians, and then pressure the West to negotiate from a cohesive land to achieve the greatest gains.
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It was the Russian presidency Kremlin announced, Sunday, that PutinMonday, there will be a meeting The Russian Security CouncilIt will include key ministers, political officials and representatives of the security services and the army.
Putin signed a decree tightening security measures for the bridge Creech which was partially destroyed from, next to the infrastructure facilities that supply Crimea Electricity and natural gas, and also ordered the formation of a committee to investigate.
On Sunday evening, the Russian President accused Ukrainian intelligence services Standing behind the huge explosion that damaged the Crimean Bridge on Saturday, describing what happened as a “terrorist act” against a major infrastructure facility.
Files on the meeting table
“The attack on the bridge created a logistical as well as a political nightmare for the Kremlin,” says Mitchell Belfer, a Czech-Canadian analyst who specializes in international affairs.
“This is an all-out war,” Belfer, who is director of a research center in Rome, told Sky News Arabia. “The massive investments in Russian infrastructure are now open targets.”
“Although the bridge was not completely destroyed, it sent a clear message to Moscow that Ukraine is not weak, and now Crimea is back on the scene when it comes to expanding Ukrainian ambitions to liberate their country,” Belfer added.
“It is also important to remember that the bridge was the only logistical passage between Crimea and the Russian mainland, and most importantly, the supply of military forces to Russia in southern Ukraine was stopped,” he added.
The second reason for summoning the National Security Council, according to Belfer, is related to “the issue of escalation versus de-escalation. Putin will not negotiate a settlement at this point, but he can send a signal to Kyiv, as well as to the West, that he is working to de-escalate the conflict by how his forces withdraw.” “.
“If he tries to recover the lands that his army has lost over the past two weeks, we know that he is not trying to de-escalate the situation, but he is very determined to grab the eastern and southeastern lands of Ukraine,” he said.
He said that the method of deployment of the recruits who were called through Partial military mobilization It may signal the end of the war, if they are deployed in areas that are not witnessing hostilities, such as areas under Moscow’s strong control, “this may indicate that the end of the war is near.”
Declaration of war
In turn, the academic specialized in international affairs, Tariq Fahmy, said that the Ukrainian crisis is entering a new phase called “the militarization of the crisis” and targeting the Crimean bridge is the beginning of a new phase.
Fahmy added in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that Putin must move from the stage of promises to implementation, as he repeatedly warned against harming any Russian lands, especially since Russian nationalists are demanding a harsh response and criticism of the Kremlin’s delay in decisions.
He said that the meeting will address means of escalation to the greatest extent possible, and an attempt to distance himself from the policy of brinkmanship that America and the West want to push toward in order to fall or make concessions.
He pointed out that the third matter may be a “declaration of war”, as so far it is just a military operation, and this means the response of the Russian army to defend the Russian space.
He considered that the coming days will witness a major escalation on both sides after the recent sabotage operations. Putin will send a message to the West that “if you go back, we will return,” meaning that the war may extend to neighboring countries, which means a new predicament for NATO countries.
He expected that the Russian president would seek to activate Collective Security Treaty He gathered the largest number of allies after holding an informal summit of the heads of the CIS countries in Saint Petersburg.
Regarding the position of the West, he indicated that the Americans are in a state of confusion with the upcoming elections and the West is divided after the statements of the French President,Emmanuel Macronand demanded that Russia and the US President not be brought to their knees, joe bidenHe has intelligence that Putin will escalate, so he has been warning for days about Putin’s use of nuclear weapons.
He pointed out that Putin may resort to using Tactical nuclear weapon In order to increase pressure and implement promises in front of the Russians, and then pressure the West to negotiate from a cohesive land to achieve the greatest gains.