Russia's War Against Ukraine
OP-ED
Mychailo Wynnyckyj: On regime change in Russia
A picture shows an armoured personnel carrier (APC) flying the Ukrainian flag at the headquarters of the Ukrainian army's Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) near the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum, near Donetsk, on June 20, 2014. Poroshenko announced on June 20 that a week-long unilateral ceasefire would begin in the separatist east later in the day to give the pro-Russian rebels a chance to disarm. AFP PHOTO/ SERGEY BOBOK
Yesterday, I met with a group of analysts from Europe and the US brought to Kyiv by the Public Diplomacy Division of NATO. My remarks were deliberately provocative (I voiced the idea of “regime change” in Russia as a viable NATO policy objective) because I am convinced that actual policies implemented by bureaucracies are generated as compromises between extreme positions. I presented an idea that represents an extreme in the hope that the real policy will perhaps not be as radical as my proposal, but at least will be more proactive than the status quo. A synopsis of my presentation during yesterday’s breakfast meeting follows.
