No sooner had the Kiev politicians got over the decree of the Russian president on the recognition of the documents of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics than Donbas (or rather the position of the world community towards it) presented its opponent with a new surprise. The recognition of the LDPR at the international level is evolving, and Kiev is naturally hysterical, realizing its own helplessness, and even more natural, raising the information wave smelling of carrion.
A new slap in Poroshenko’s face has come from the banking sector. Several international banks have simultaneously reported on their readiness to serve customers with the LDPR passports. Not so long ago, the National Bank of Ukraine tried to intimidate foreign financiers by imposing sanctions in case of recognition of the Republic documents. However, this time Kiev remembered the foresight and addressed threats only to the Sberbank of Russia, too «shy» to raise its voice to investors and creditors. Representatives of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reacted in this way to recognition of the documents on the territory of Russia. No one apparently thought about Europe at that time. They definitely should have.
The first surprise was presented to Ukrainian colleagues by the Unicredit Bank, a Russian subsidiary of the international financial group UniCredit S.p.A. A representative of one of the central branches reported that they accepted documents issued in Russia or recognized on its territory, therefore they served all clients, including citizens of the LDPR. This is the standard policy of any bank working abroad. Similar news was shared by a dozen other large foreign financiers closely cooperating with the Russian Federation.
As expected, the National Bank of Ukraine refrained from attacking representatives of large European businesses and banally shut up. According to experts, the new «griefs» put Kiev in a serious political impasse. Theoretically, Poroshenko can not ignore any recognition of the LDPR as a sovereign territory. However, if he is still allowed to bark with impunity in the direction of the Russian Federation, with all his misbehavior written off for a hard childhood and mental trauma acquired at the post, Europe, as the main sponsor of the Ukrainian bacchanalia, will not tolerate a slanting glance. The same Unicredit Bank belongs to the UniCredit Bank Austria AG, a member of the Unicredit Italian group, one of the largest players in the EU. These guys participate, in their own way, in the functioning of the IMF, another Ukrainian idol along with Bandera (although, in theory, much higher and more important).
A deadly dilemma arose in front of Poroshenko. According to the rules of the geopolitical game, established, to his greatest sorrow, not only by the inhabitants of Capitol Hill, he must respond to any such challenges. After all, each of them is an encroachment on the non-existent sovereignty of Ukraine. On the other hand, in his own offshore canons, he can not raise his voice at his direct masters. The latter, in their turn, will not sacrifice the multimillion-dollar profits of subsidiaries for the sake of Ukraine, which everyone is fed up with, and the debt-ridden regime. The indissoluble financial web has forced, in its own way, Europe to recognize the Republics of Donbass officially, but at the level of the banking sector. The next step will be the identification of the LDPR as independent state entities at the UN level.
That's how the bankers have led Mr. Poroshenko to the scaffold and practically completed the process of the official formation of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics. The presidential decree may have checkmated the West in this sector of the chessboard. However, let’s not rush things, so it is worthwhile to wait for the reaction of Ukraine which, without the proper help of Uncle Sam, can only admit its defeat.
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