Kremlin plans to use decentralization ideas to erode central authority in Ukraine
As part of the Kremlin's plans to destabilize the situation in Ukraine, several sessions of regional councils are scheduled demanding the establishment of contractual relations between the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers and local councils, chief of the SBU national protection department Anatoliy Dublyk has said.
"Over half of November and beginning of December, the sessions of several regional councils were planned according to their idea, which, under the banner of decentralization, will require the practice of contractual relations between the Cabinet of Ministers and local councils," he said a briefing in Kyiv on Friday.
According to the SBU representative, a number of regional councils had already taken such decisions, which resulted in opening criminal proceedings, as previously reported. The proceedings are underway, and the evidence is being collected. A legal assessment of the organizers who are responsible for the preparation of the so-called "sessions or forums" will be provided.
"The regions are also planning to hold meetings and community meetings, leading to the meeting of the All-Ukrainian Forum of Local Councils. Direct demands of federalization are not foreseen. At the same time the strategy of creeping erosion of central authority is chosen. That is, the main plan is to create conditions to paralyze the bodies of central authorities," Dublyk said.
