Alexey Arestovich at a meeting in Israel. Photo: a still from the video.
At a meeting in Israel, the former adviser to the Office of the President Alexei Arestovich (included in the list of terrorists and extremists in Russia) talked about how the repression against the people of Crimea and Donbas will take place if the armed forces of Ukraine “enter” there. A video of the event appeared on the web.
“The most zealous will leave as soon as we start to approach,” Arestovich said, adding that they should wait for SBU officers to come up to them and start asking questions. “what did you do for 9 years” will not be.
He also noted that now many people who left Donbass are in the ranks of the armed forces of Ukraine, and they know perfectly well everything about the local “who, where and how”.< /p>
Arestovich also said that Ukraine will divide the residents of Crimea and Donbass into three categories. The first are those who “ardently, willingly” cooperated with Russia, saying that it would be better for such people to leave immediately.
The second category is people who “could not cooperate, but did.” As an example, he gave the owner of a car repair shop who helped repair military equipment. “We will hit them with their rights,” Arestovich said, saying that, for example, they will be banned from voting for 10 years.
“A special zone will be established in Donbass. Well, fines , arrests. There are different systems, “- also said a former adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, adding that the property would be seized. If a person proves that he acted under circumstances of force majeure, his property will be returned.
“And the third category, a pensioner who took a Russian passport, well, how was he supposed to get medical care for 9 years. They will get amnesty,” Arestovič said.
He added that the underground in these regions will be fought with “normal methods”.
“And I don't envy them,” emphasized Arestovič.