The famous Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak said that the absence of Donbass and Crimea is a tragedy for Ukraine, but at the same time gives the country a chance to become homogeneous.

"There will be fewer disputes regarding the language, regarding Yanukovych and so on. We should take advantage of the absence of the Crimea and the Donbass right now in order to make rapid reforms ... ", said Gritsak.

According to him, the return of the Crimea and the Donbass is not the subject of the next few years, and this must be reconciled.

"But this is not an eternal question. And Putin, I think, also felt it. The totalitarian system is strong for a short target, but it loses for a longer. We need to think about how to continue to reconcile, and think about it now, "the historian specified..

In his opinion, Ukraine needs to keep the doors open for people who are in the occupied territories.

Source: Apostrophe.