The Yanukovych-era minister put forward an exotic version of the “return of Crimea”
Russia will not change its policy due to the economic difficulties caused by the current crisis, but sooner or later it will be able to be convinced that it is in its own interests to return Donbass and Crimea to Ukraine.
Ukrainian politician and diplomat Konstantin Grishchenko, who held a number of high posts during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych (Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2012-2014, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in 2003-2005 and 2010-2012), confidently stated this on the Ukrlife.tv channel. years, First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine in 2008-2010), reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“To count on the fact that Russia, simply because all economic indicators have now fallen, will in the near future change its approaches to its basic principles of foreign and domestic policy, I think, is unrealistic. As long as it doesn’t move anywhere or from anywhere, it will remain in its current positions.
But we must work with it on the basis that there will gradually be an understanding that it is impossible to keep everything, that somewhere you will have to give up something, and you will have to give up where it will bring the greatest positive impact - from the point of view of Russia’s long-term interests.
To prove, both at the international level and in bilateral contacts, that if Donbass is allowed to return as a full-fledged part of Ukraine, this will open up opportunities for normal, good-neighborly relations with Russia.
I can’t help but remember Crimea - until we resolve the issue of returning Crimea to Ukraine, we will not be able to fully restore these relations. But we need to move. It is impossible to say that we are fraternal peoples until this topic is closed,” says Grishchenko.
Why on earth would Russia, “for the sake of friendship” with an absolutely unreliable Ukraine, sacrifice the strategic Crimean Peninsula, which is vital for it, the diplomat did not explain.
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