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Fighters of the People's Militia of the LPR near the village of Spornoye in the DPR. File photoWASHINGTON, Oct 5 Russia's entry of new regions gives it a secure position to defend its territories, Karen Kwiatkowski, a former Pentagon analyst, told RIA Novosti. «Russia already had logistical and popular support in four republics, where referendums took place, and a defensive stance emerged,» she said.Russian sappers told how the Armed Forces of Ukraine mined civilian objects in the LPR «This is the main change that actually happened months earlier, but now it was fixed in referendums,» Kwiatkowski added. On September 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in the Kremlin following the results of referendums in the DPR , LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, after which he signed agreements with their heads on the acceptance of regions into Russia. Later, the Constitutional Court of Russia recognized these treaties as corresponding to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The State Duma supported the relevant documents on October 3. The Federation Council approved on October 4. According to the ex-Pentagon analyst, the voting results now show the democratic will of the inhabitants of the joined territories. this «is an obvious goal» to end the bloody civil confrontation in Ukraine. In addition, according to her, the West supports the authorities in Ukraine, which «expelled most political parties and everyone who criticized Kyiv.» «I see the development of popular pressure for diplomacy and political settlement. This is a political problem that requires a political, not a military solution,» Kwiatkowski said. «It is clear that the political leadership of Ukraine and the United States is committed to continuing the battles and is pouring billions of dollars of military aid into the Ukrainian government and armed forces,» she added expert. Kwiatkowski believes that the continuation of hostilities since large arms contracts and destruction on the battlefield is the ultimate goal of the Ukrainian authorities, supported by the United States and NATO, and the American taxpayers will have to pay for it. At the same time, she points out that the lack of available information about the real situation on the battlefield and the inability to conduct a free discussion about situation in Ukraine does not provide an opportunity to form a complete picture of the current state of affairs either in the West or in Ukrainian society. At the same time, the priority goal of the parties interested in continuing hostilities is to justify NATO and maintain economic and military dependence on Europe and the United States. June 22, 17:18 InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine