For a lasting peace in the East of the country Kiev must face reality: neither the Crimea, not two self-proclaimed Republic of Donbass will not return to the Ukraine in the near future, according to Professor of political science from the United States.
Ukraine has neither the military nor the financial resources To back these territories, and such attempts will not only have the support of the West, but the opportunity to weaken the protection that the U.S. and Europe have Kiev, says the expert.
The Ukrainian authorities must behave as if the breakaway regions are not part of the country, besides Kiev has already made steps in this direction, abandoning social payments and payment of budgetary organizations in the Donbass, emphasizes Menon.
in his vision, To present the Kiev government the best would be to give Russia responsible for the restoration of war-torn self-proclaimed republics of Donbass, in any case not recognizing them belong to the Russian Federation. The loss of these territories, as well as Crimea, should be considered As profit, not a loss, he said. Freed from the Pro-Russian regions, Ukraine will have the opportunity to proceed to a radical economic reform, believes American Professor.
According to Menon, the rejection of the Crimea and the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass must be only the first step. Then Ukraine should provide the peace plan, the necessary parts of which must be the following: the development of the demilitarized zone to the West and East of the present line of confrontation
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