The second wave of Russian expansion to Ukraine should be expected by 2020.

This opinion military expert and blogger Alexei Arestovich expressed in his article for the "Apostrophe".

According to him, in Russia they believe that by this time they will fundamentally change their fighting capacity, "pump up the muscles", deploy additional connections on the border with Ukraine.

"During the West-2017 exercises, there should be a soft occupation of Belarus, and this is a threat to the Baltic countries, Scandinavia, Poland and Central Europe. Putin is sure that, the presence of such a threat will force these countries to make any deal, including a swap that involves the surrender of Ukraine in exchange for guarantees of its own security. Because of the weak position of Europe, Russian plans have every chance of success, "Arestovich believes..

He explains that in the current situation it is necessary to understand that the campaign in the Donbass is not about the one who will get Avdeevsky coke or Lugansk TPP, but is a great strategic game, in which Ukraine is nothing more than one of the other spots for Russia.

"The purpose of this campaign is the new Yalta agreements, the new rules of the game. Therefore spending a few billion dollars a year to support the war in the Donbass is not the amount that will stop Russia with the potential to implement such global plans. In the West, they understand the goals of Russia and, as a reciprocal move, many agree to give it control of the CIS. If such agreements are implemented, then Ukraine will become a field for battles for the next 10 years, "concluded Aretovich.

As reported by the "Observer", also Arestovich opened a new scenario of Russia for the Donbass.

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