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and prepare Kherson The first big city to fall into the hands of the Russian armyfollowing launch Moscow Its military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
In a video address, the pro-Moscow head of the regional administration, Vladimir Saldo, said: "A decree will be issued formalizing the adoption of two currencies in the Kherson region. exchange rate will be ruble Russian twice the hryvnia, two Russian rubles for one hryvnia".
He explained: "This means that all traders have the right, and later will be forced to, to quote prices in two currencies, the hryvnia and the ruble.".
The local official pointed out that "In the next few days, a Russian bank will open a branch in Kherson, providing corporate accounts".
Kirill Strimosov, deputy head of the military and civil administration in Kherson, also announced that "the Russian language In the territory it will have the status of an official language on an equal footing with Ukrainian".
Agency quotes "RIA Novosti" Russian for Strimosov as saying: "Along with Ukrainian, Russian will become an official language in Kherson".
According to Strimosov, Russian will be the official language for office work, communication and all issues of national importance, and education in schools and universities will also be in the same language.
Russian scenario
Observers believe that these decisions in Kherson appear as a prelude to its annexation to Russia, which may make it a model for the rest of the areas that Moscow intends to annex in eastern and southern Ukraine, or support its efforts to secede from Kyiv, in what may lead to "Subdivisions"especially that these regions include a significant proportion of Ukrainian or Russian-speaking Russians, who have close ties with the Russians.
Professor says International Relations And Dispute Resolution Hassan Momani, in an interview with the site "Sky News Arabia": "Since 2014, Russia considers regions such as Kherson and the entire Ukrainian east and south to have special and historical relations with Russia. Even the Minsk Agreement on settling the dispute over those regions between the Russian and Ukrainian sides provided for elections and autonomy in them, with a special status for the Russian language".
Al-Momani stated that: "With the outbreak of the last war, it seems that the Russian approach has shifted towards pushing even towards the annexation of these areas to Russia, or at least ensuring its independence from Ukraine without necessarily joining Russian Federationand in order to ensure its rotation as an outcome in the Russian astronomy, such as Belarus, for example".
The professor of international relations continued: "It may be tactical pulse-sensing steps and messages to Kiev to show the extent to which Russia can go, but following 3 months of the war and the Russian human and economic losses, a new reality is emerging on the ground, so Moscow will not back down, of course, regarding these areas, and it will either work to annex As it happened with the Crimea in 2014 to become an official part of the Russian territory, or it will support the option of independence of these regions from Ukraine, as it did previously with the Lugansk and Donetsk regions in the Donbass region.".
On the other hand, the director of the Russian-Arab Dialogue Center, Muslim Shaito, told "Sky News Arabia": "These remarkable and accelerated steps may be the beginning of the return of the Russian lands that were annexed to Ukraine, for political and ideological considerations of the former Soviet Union, and the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, Vladimir Lenin. It is well known regarding Kherson and other regions such as Odessa, Kharkov, Mariupol and the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, that it is historically, linguistically, nationally and geographically Russian, and Kherson thus will be a source of inspiration and assistance for the rest of the regions to follow suit and get rid of national and linguistic discrimination once morest them".
The expert on Russian affairs notes that "What Kherson is now taking towards dedicating the option of returning to the bosom of the Russian motherland, will undoubtedly be met by Moscow with support and encouragement, as Russia, for example, has begun paying salaries, especially for retirees in Kherson in rubles, in addition to opening Russian health and social service institutions in them, and working to improve Infrastructure development for schools and other public facilities".
Strategic importance
Kherson is located in southern Ukraine, and is an important and major port on the Black Sea and on the Dnipro River, with a population of regarding 300,000 people. It is the capital of Kherson Province, bordering Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014.
Its importance lies in the fact that it is located on the estuary of the Dnipro River, overlooking the sea Azov from the southeast, and the Black Sea from the southwest, in addition to forming a link between Crimea Hi Donbass Eastern Ukraine.
Kherson has Ukraine’s largest shipbuilding port in the Black Sea, and is a major center for shipping. The city grew steadily during the 19th century due to shipping and shipbuilding business, and remained a major shipbuilding center throughout the 20th century.
On March 16, the Russian Defense Ministry announced full control of all the territories located in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine.
In early May, Kremlin official Andrei Turchak said that Russia would remain in Kherson "forever"during his visit to the city.
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and prepare Kherson The first big city to fall into the hands of the Russian armyfollowing launch Moscow Its military operation in Ukraine on February 24.
“A decree will be issued to formalize the adoption of two currencies in the Kherson region,” said the head of the pro-Moscow regional administration, Vladimir Saldo, in a video speech. ruble The Russian price is twice the hryvnia, two Russian rubles for one hryvnia.”
He explained: “This means that all traders have the right, and later will be forced to, to quote prices in two currencies, the hryvnia and the ruble.”
“In the next few days, a Russian bank will open a branch in Kherson and will provide accounts for companies,” the local official noted.
Kirill Strimosov, deputy head of the military and civil administration in Kherson, announced that “the Russian language In the region, it will have the status of an official language on an equal footing with Ukrainian.”
“Russian, along with Ukrainian, will become an official language in Kherson,” Strimosov was quoted by the Russian “Novosti” agency as saying.
According to Strimosov, Russian will be the official language for office work, communication and all issues of national importance, and education in schools and universities will also be in the same language.
Russian scenario
Observers believe that these decisions in Kherson appear as a prelude to its annexation to Russia, which may make it a model for the rest of the areas that Moscow intends to annex in eastern and southern Ukraine, or support its efforts to separate from Kyiv, while it may lead to “divisions”, especially since these areas include a proportion of Not insignificant are Ukrainian or Russian-speaking Russians, who are related to the Russians.
Professor says International Relations And conflict resolution Hassan Momani, in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “Since 2014, Russia considers that regions such as Kherson and the entire Ukrainian east and south have special and historical relations with Russia, even the Minsk Agreement on settling the dispute over those areas between the two Russian sides. And the Ukrainian one, it provided for elections and autonomy in them, with a special status for the Russian language.”
Momani indicated that “with the outbreak of the last war, it seems that the Russian approach has changed towards pushing even towards the annexation of these regions to Russia, or at least ensuring their independence from Ukraine without necessarily joining them.” Russian Federationand to ensure its rotation as an outcome in the Russian astronomy, such as Belarus, for example.
And the professor of international relations added: “It may be tactical pulse-sensing steps and messages to Kiev to show the extent to which Russia can go, but following 3 months of the war and the Russian human and economic losses, a new reality is emerging on the ground, so Moscow will not back down, of course, in this regard. The regions will either work on their complete annexation, as happened with Crimea in 2014, to become an official part of the Russian territory, or will support the option of independence of these regions from Ukraine, as it did previously with the Lugansk and Donetsk regions in the Donbass region.
On the other hand, the director of the Russian-Arab Dialogue Center Muslim Shaito told “Sky News Arabia”: “These remarkable and accelerated steps may be the beginning of the return of the Russian lands that were annexed to Ukraine, for political and intellectual considerations specific to the former Soviet Union, and the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, Vladimir Lenin. It is well known regarding Kherson and other regions such as Odessa, Kharkov, Mariupol and the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, that it is Russian historically, linguistically, nationally and geographically, and thus Kherson will be a source of inspiration and assistance for the rest of the regions to follow suit and get rid of national and linguistic discrimination once morest them.
The expert in Russian affairs points out that “what Kherson is now taking towards dedicating the option of returning to the bosom of the Russian motherland, will undoubtedly be met by Moscow with support and encouragement, as Russia, for example, began paying salaries, especially for retirees in Kherson in rubles, in addition to the opening of health service institutions and Russian social services in it, and work to improve and develop the infrastructure for schools and other public facilities.
Strategic importance
Kherson is located in southern Ukraine, and is an important and major port on the Black Sea and on the Dnipro River, with a population of regarding 300,000 people. It is the capital of Kherson Province, bordering Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014.
Its importance lies in the fact that it is located on the estuary of the Dnipro River, overlooking the sea Azov from the southeast, and the Black Sea from the southwest, in addition to forming a link between Crimea Hi Donbass Eastern Ukraine.
Kherson has Ukraine’s largest shipbuilding port in the Black Sea, and is a major center for shipping. The city grew steadily during the 19th century due to shipping and shipbuilding business, and remained a major shipbuilding center throughout the 20th century.
On March 16, the Russian Defense Ministry announced full control of all the territories located in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine.
In early May, Kremlin official Andrei Turchak said that Russia would stay in Kherson “forever”, during his visit to the city.
