Strelkov’s vision of the prospects of Novorossiya

Colonel Igor Strelkov (Girkin) talked about his vision of the future of Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia, about the prospects of Novorossiya, the coming of winter, the confrontation with the West at the press-conference in Moscow.

Concerning “the ceasefire” in Donbass: “Hostilities will be renewed with the high level of probability… In any case, the war is not over… The ceasefire, which had been established, has a nature of a pause… This ceasefire is advantageous for the Ukrainian side only”.

Concerning the guerillas in Kharkov: “As far as I know, they are virtual guerillas. I wish them stamina and they should take great care of themselves. In my opinion the present-day turmoil is not even close to conclusion.  A lot of lives will be lost in the efforts to overcome it. We would like to spare those lives”.

As to the hardships of the coming winter: “The winter will be very tough for the civilians”.

Concerning the future of f Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia: “I think that ideally the entire Russian people should unite into a single state. Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia should reunite”.

Concerning the confrontation with the West: “The West reckons on the victory over us and strives to topple us, in as much as the RF is undertaking independent steps, which contradict its subordination to the single center – the US. I do not exclude the possibility of the confrontation escalating to the stage of the full-scale “hot” war”.

Igor Strelkov also introduced established by him movement “Novorossiya” to the journalists. It will be engaged in the “supply of the rear” of the fighting Donbass, including the treatment of the wounded troopers form the DPR and LPR and the detection and exposing of those who embezzle aid funds collected for the militiamen and civilians.

Strelkov also stressed that the republics of Novorossiya need to be officially acknowledged by Russia, because their own potential is not enough for their head-to-head struggle with Ukraine. Igor Strelkov answered the question concerning the methods of fighting with the ideology of Ukrainian ultra-nationalism with the following: “The TV should be switched off”.