Former Minister of Economy of Ukraine: It was necessary to immediately give autonomy to Donbass
Ukraine initially had to make concessions to Donbass and provide the region with broad autonomy - this would have avoided bloodshed. About this on air “People. Hard Talk,” said former Minister of Economy Viktor Suslov.
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According to him, at the same time, after a year and a half of war, Ukraine still had to agree to these demands.
“We need to make mutual concessions and negotiate. It is impossible to defeat anyone there by military means, especially to win at the cost of a huge amount of life is stupid. Initially, it was necessary to make certain concessions related to decentralization. This is discussed all the time, but no one is actually doing this, no changes to the Constitution have been proposed in terms of the autonomy of Donbass,” Suslov said.
Former Ukrainian Economy Minister: Donbass Should Have Been Granted Autonomy Right Away