The political scientist assessed the risk of losing territories by Ukraine
Political scientist Zharikhin predicted the loss of Ukraine's territories according to the Crimean scenario may lose not only the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, but also some eastern regions according to the Crimean scenario, says a political scientist, deputy director of the Institute of CIS Countries Vladimir Zharikhin. In a conversation with Lenta.ru, he added that the further development of events depends solely on the actions of the Ukrainian authorities. Political scientist Andrei Golovachev said earlier that Ukraine could lose a number of territories if Russia recognizes the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR. The specialist believes that after this step of Russia, the previously unrecognized republics will make claims to the entire territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. “Everything will depend on how the Ukrainian side behaves,” Zharikhin said. – If they delay the implementation of the Minsk agreements for an infinitely long time, I do not exclude the