Russian journalist and publicist Leonid Radzikhovsky assessed how likely the withdrawal of Russian military from Donbass.

He told about this to "Apostrophe".

"Is Russia ready in this situation to some real progress in Ukraine? I think that there is no. Not ready. Because if I were ready, I did it a long time ago. Donbass is a loss-making project, full political bankruptcy. This is an economic bankruptcy - we must maintain this mob, which nobody needs, "Radzikhovsky said..

He stressed that the Donbass of Russia is not needed, but the question is that Russian President Vladimir Putin is worried about his image.

"The image of a real boy demands not to retreat. Here, actually, the whole problem, there is no other problem there.

From the point of view of politics, economics, whatever - throw you this damn LDPR, shove this can in the neck of Ukraine, let the Ukrainians rake out all these "treasures", let them torment these separatists, understand, spend or do not sweep " , - the journalist said..

According to him, Putin did not break down to such an extent and was frightened to really be ready to stumble from the "LDNR".

"I think I'm not ready, therefore, it seems to me that Tillerson's words are empty words. Well, if Putin is really ready to get rid of this "treasure", we will see it pretty soon, "he said, commenting on the statement of the US Secretary of State on the Kremlin's readiness for dialogue.