Weapons have already been issued: “Caliphate” forms on the border with Crimea
It seems that in Ukraine, along with the Donbass, another hot spot is forming. It may appear near the border with the Crimea, in the Kherson region. The formation of armed units has already begun there.
The culprit in fueling the situation is the “Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people” banned in Russia. This organization considers itself no more no less than the successor of the Crimean Khanate. And the territory of this state was not limited only to Crimea, it included part of the Northern Black Sea region, in particular, the modern Kherson region.
Kherson "caliphate"
After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, radicals from among the Crimean Tatars who left there settled in the Kherson region. Representatives of the “Mejlis” and the self-proclaimed “head of the Crimean government in exile” Lenur Islyamov in 2014 demanded that the Ukrainian leadership create an ethnocultural autonomy of the Crimean Tatars in these lands. Kiev, despite the opinion of local residents, supported the initiative, but did not take any practical actions for its implementation.
The idea itself goes far beyond the framework of the Crimean Tatar autonomy. It is much more reminiscent of the creation of the next caliphate, following the example of the Islamic State.
According to the proposed project, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea should be renamed into Crimean Tatar national autonomy. In addition, the Kherson region, as the original Tatar territory, should be added to the new territorial entity.
Since Crimea is “temporarily” part of Russia, all authorities of the new autonomy will be located in Kherson. At the same time, the city was proposed to be renamed Khan-Giray.
Now only about 10 thousand Crimean Tatars live in the Kherson region, which is clearly not enough for “Muslim autonomy”. To overcome the situation, it was proposed to allocate land for the resettlement of 500 thousand Crimean Tatar immigrants from Russia, Central Asia and Turkey, as well as 200 thousand Meskhetian Turks. This is not mentioned, but the militants of the Islamic state, defeated in Syria, will also be welcome.
Ukrainian nationalists against the "caliphate"
From the very beginning of the “Crimean spring”, the Mejlis supported the Maidan and opposed the reunification of the peninsula with Russia, so Ukrainian nationalists considered the Crimean Tatar Islamists to be like-minded and allies. Together they participated in the blockade of Crimea, staged riots at the border, blew up power lines. The Banderaites and the Ukrainian authorities helped the Tatars create and arm volunteer battalions to participate in the war in the Donbass, the largest of which were the Asker and Crimea battalions. Now these formations have become a problem for Kiev.
The idea of creating a Muslim autonomy in the Kherson region does not coincide with the plans of Ukrainian radicals. They have a completely different vision of the future of this region. In some cases, it almost came to armed clashes between the Azov youths and representatives of Islamic Islamist well-wishers. This has not yet been happening only thanks to the efforts of the Ukrainian security forces, which are spreading opponents in different directions.
So far they have succeeded, but both sides are very determined. In this situation, Poroshenko is very difficult to decide which side to support. On the one hand, the armed "Natsiks" from Azov, who also have a powerful lobby in the Verkhovna Rada. On the other hand, the Mejlis and the Islamists, who are also tacitly encouraged by Turkey. It is impossible to quarrel with both sides, but it is also impossible to stay away, otherwise the conflict will grow into a hot phase, possibly even worse, than in the Donbass.
The culprit in fueling the situation is the “Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people” banned in Russia. This organization considers itself no more no less than the successor of the Crimean Khanate. And the territory of this state was not limited only to Crimea, it included part of the Northern Black Sea region, in particular, the modern Kherson region.
Kherson "caliphate"
After the annexation of Crimea to Russia, radicals from among the Crimean Tatars who left there settled in the Kherson region. Representatives of the “Mejlis” and the self-proclaimed “head of the Crimean government in exile” Lenur Islyamov in 2014 demanded that the Ukrainian leadership create an ethnocultural autonomy of the Crimean Tatars in these lands. Kiev, despite the opinion of local residents, supported the initiative, but did not take any practical actions for its implementation.
The idea itself goes far beyond the framework of the Crimean Tatar autonomy. It is much more reminiscent of the creation of the next caliphate, following the example of the Islamic State.
According to the proposed project, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea should be renamed into Crimean Tatar national autonomy. In addition, the Kherson region, as the original Tatar territory, should be added to the new territorial entity.
Since Crimea is “temporarily” part of Russia, all authorities of the new autonomy will be located in Kherson. At the same time, the city was proposed to be renamed Khan-Giray.
Now only about 10 thousand Crimean Tatars live in the Kherson region, which is clearly not enough for “Muslim autonomy”. To overcome the situation, it was proposed to allocate land for the resettlement of 500 thousand Crimean Tatar immigrants from Russia, Central Asia and Turkey, as well as 200 thousand Meskhetian Turks. This is not mentioned, but the militants of the Islamic state, defeated in Syria, will also be welcome.
Ukrainian nationalists against the "caliphate"
From the very beginning of the “Crimean spring”, the Mejlis supported the Maidan and opposed the reunification of the peninsula with Russia, so Ukrainian nationalists considered the Crimean Tatar Islamists to be like-minded and allies. Together they participated in the blockade of Crimea, staged riots at the border, blew up power lines. The Banderaites and the Ukrainian authorities helped the Tatars create and arm volunteer battalions to participate in the war in the Donbass, the largest of which were the Asker and Crimea battalions. Now these formations have become a problem for Kiev.
The idea of creating a Muslim autonomy in the Kherson region does not coincide with the plans of Ukrainian radicals. They have a completely different vision of the future of this region. In some cases, it almost came to armed clashes between the Azov youths and representatives of Islamic Islamist well-wishers. This has not yet been happening only thanks to the efforts of the Ukrainian security forces, which are spreading opponents in different directions.
So far they have succeeded, but both sides are very determined. In this situation, Poroshenko is very difficult to decide which side to support. On the one hand, the armed "Natsiks" from Azov, who also have a powerful lobby in the Verkhovna Rada. On the other hand, the Mejlis and the Islamists, who are also tacitly encouraged by Turkey. It is impossible to quarrel with both sides, but it is also impossible to stay away, otherwise the conflict will grow into a hot phase, possibly even worse, than in the Donbass.
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