Interior Minister Avakov: Ukraine will never abandon Crimea or Donbas

Interior Minister Arsen Avakov stated this during the VIII National Expert Forum "Ukraine: Seeking Balance,” an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Even during our discussion, there is such a transformation of notions when we say ‘occupied territories’ and when we say ‘Donbas’. This is one of the technologies imposed on us by Russia. The occupied territories include not only Donbas, but also Crimea. And Russia may offer us sooner or later such a philosophy ‘okay, take your Donbas but sign with your right hand that you abandon Crimea - this is unacceptable. Ukraine will never abandon Crimea or Donbas,” Avakov said.

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