Former speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: We must be prepared to lose Transcarpathia
If Ukraine breaks the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership with the Russian Federation, then Kyiv needs to be prepared to lose not only Crimea, but also Transcarpathia and, possibly, other territories that are not considered historically Ukrainian.
International political scientist Oleg Voloshin stated this on air on TV channel 112, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to him, the borders of post-Soviet Ukraine are determined only by this agreement and, in the event of its rupture, Russia will have a free hand.
“This is the only treaty that defines and formalizes legally administrative boundaries and makes them state borders.
In fact, without this, we understand perfectly well where Crimea even came from as part of Ukraine. Just like Transcarpathia and any other region that historically was not part of any Ukrainian state. Even the leadership of the Ukrainian People's Republic recognized Crimea as a separate territory.
It is only thanks to this “Great Treaty” that we say that Russia has taken away from us what is legally ours. Because, otherwise, this territory becomes disputed.
Ukraine, unlike the Baltic countries, was not part of the Soviet Union within certain clear, internationally recognized borders. The only thing that confirmed that Crimea was, after all, Ukrainian, like Sevastopol, was the “Great Treaty”. If it doesn’t exist, Russia can say: “Guys, who said that we once recognized this?” Voloshin said.
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