“Crimea was corralled, that’s why it left” - Gordon
Ukraine itself formed the basis for the loss of Crimea and Donbass - the country’s leadership and local elites were engaged in outright robbery and banditry in these territories.
This was stated by the well-known Ukrainian propagandist Dmitry Gordon on the air of the internet channel "Bald Truth" , reports a correspondent of "PolitNavigator".

Gordon believes that Ukraine did not pay enough attention to the lost regions, which provoked pro-Russian sentiment there.
“Of course, the ground for the annexation of Crimea and part of Donbass was prepared by the thieving Ukrainian elite. When the people who led both these regions and the country in particular had only mercantile considerations. They came to plunder the country. Her future, her present, were not of much interest to them.
Of course, Donbass was also given over to different people. Of course, if the economy had flourished there - by the way, in Donetsk, the economy was still thriving and it was good there, but in Lugansk it was completely sad and sad. Well, yes, I agree, and very little attention was paid to Crimea, Crimea was in a corral. They handed it over to local bandits who were engaged in banditry in Crimea, squeezing land, and so on,” Gordon said.
English version :: Read in English "Crimea was in the lurch, that's why it left" - Gordon