“There Are Two Trends In Crimea”

How is the population of the peninsula reacting to the fuel crisis and food shortages?

Are protests against the occupying authorities in Crimea possible? This question was asked by the website asked a well-known civil activist and one of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar people Erfan Kudusov:

— I don’t think any mass rallies or popular resistance are possible. There is some guerrilla resistance there, and it might raise its head a little. There is mass discontent among the people, especially among those who lived there as permanent citizens of Ukraine until 2014. But it is unlikely that this will result in any protests. Because Russia’s occupation security apparatus is quite strong.

Hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers, special services, and armed forces of the occupying army are currently able to contain this. But that is for now. We are talking about the situation as it stands today.

Predicting what will happen in two months, given this escalation of events in a positive direction for Ukraine, is difficult and practically impossible. But we see the signs: there is discontent, although for now it is a muted discontent.

Nevertheless, Russian tourists, unfortunately, like guppy fish—which have no brains and don’t remember what happened five minutes ago—are heading to Crimea. There are two trends. Some realize that things are completely screwed up, and those who have already arrived are trying to leave, but they’re running into problems getting out. And those who don’t know what’s going on in Crimea are still going there.

The momentum of tourism is still going. You can’t say there are no tourists at all or very few—they’re still coming. You can see this from the traffic entering and leaving via the Crimean Bridge. But this trickle is shrinking, and it’s noticeable.

At the height of the season—which is still two or three weeks away—it will be absolutely clear that the season in Crimea has not taken place and cannot take place under these conditions. The local population, which usually works on the beaches of Crimea, will be out of work and will now be on vacation because there will be no work.

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