On the resolution of the conflict in Donbass, Ukraine needs to return to the format of the Budapest Memorandum, since the Minsk agreements do not work and require revision.

This was stated by the Russian economist and political scientist, ex-adviser to the Russian president Andrei Illarionov on the air 112 Ukraine, Gordon reports..

"The Minsk format has absolutely outlived itself, it damages Ukraine and should be canceled or at least revised. There is a good format - Budapest. Under it there are signatures of all participants of the memorandum. And the requirement of Ukrainian diplomacy and the whole state should be the Budapest format, "he said..

In his view, sanctions against Russia in 2017 will not be abolished, and the recognition of the annexation of Crimea is completely impossible.

"Russia on the radar of American policy takes a very modest place. They understand that historically Russia is weakening itself ... demographically, economically, militarily. So if you see that a member of the community that is violating the rules of the international community is behaving in an indecent manner, but is historically weakening itself more and more, then why waste additional resources. Just have to wait until the corpse of your enemy passes by you, "the political scientist added..

As reported by the "Observer", Poland and Britain have started talking about the enhanced format of the settlement in the Donbass. Join the "Observer" on Facebook, stay tuned!.