A delegation from the Czech Republic took part in the festivities dedicated to the reunification of Russia and the Crimea in Sevastopol. The guests compared the referendum with events in their country in 1989 and talked about the prospects for secession from NATO.
Visits of politicians to the Crimea within the framework of “public diplomacy” will allow, sooner or later, to recognize the results of the referendum in the international arena. Moreover, the political structure of Europe will change: Britain is preparing to leave the European Union, NATO countries are becoming intolerant of the US military presence on their land.
“If you come out of NATO. There are statistics, which, of course, are not in the media. Almost 40% of people have this desire. But it does not depend on us. Everything depends on big politics, geopolitics,” says Ivan Krahtovil, head of the organization “Czechoslovak military in reserve for peace.”
In 1966, France showed that it does not depend on big politics. President Charles de Gaulle withdrew the army and navy from the command of the NATO generals. The exit and the North Atlantic Alliance will allow the Czech Republic to receive the status of an independent regional power, political scientists say. And the soldiers will not participate in international military adventures.
For Sevastopol such meetings are not just an exchange of news. Politicians, public figures on returning home tell the local press how the peninsula lives. Their compatriots show interest in this, and the authorities introduce the terms “Russian Spring” and “Reunion” into their vocabulary. The second visit of the Czech delegation to the Russian Sevastopol means that there are supporters of the Crimea in the European Union.
Ivan Krahtovil
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