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The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak gave an interview to the television channel 1 + 1, in which he spoke about the steps to return the occupied territories of Donbass and Crimea, the creation of a free economic zone (FEZ ) not only in Donbass, but also in western Ukraine, as well as reprimanded the people’s deputy Nikolai Tishchenko for allegedly trying to hide behind his name (to see the video, scroll the page to the end).
OBOZREVATEL collected the main theses:
About the free economic zone in Donbass and not only
Andriy Yermak said authorities are considering the creation of a free economic zone not only in Donbass, but also in one of the western regions of Ukraine.
“We plan to create not only a free economic zone in Donbass, but also another free economic zone in western Ukraine,” Yermak said.
According to the OP holder, two economic opportunities “should work to unite the country”.
“Today this issue is still being resolved, but it will be one of the western regions,” he said, without specifying the name.
(Video – Telegram from the Office of the President)
Ending the war in Donbass
Yermak also said that the current government of Ukraine will not stop seeking the end of the war in Donbassbut the ways to achieve this may be different.
“The president spoke about this, and I said that we are not going to spend years to achieve our goal of ending the war. We will never stop at the end of the war, but the paths to that end may be different,” he said. …
Yermak also noted that the return of the occupied territories should take place exclusively on the terms of Ukraine.
(Video – Telegram from the Office of the President)
On the return from Crimea
At the same time, the head of the OP pointed out that on the timing of the return from temporarily occupied Crimea it’s hard to tell yet.
“I am sure about this (the unemployment of Crimea), but no one can answer when it will happen. Nor will I give you a concrete answer that this will happen in one or two years,” he said.
He recalled the creation of a platform for the unemployment of the peninsula and clarified that for this the process will involve many countries, including Turkey.
On the water in Crimea and the war for it
Speaking about the water supply to Crimea, the head of the President’s Office stressed that there is enough water for Crimea. At the same time, he is convinced that there will be no war for water.
“You know, the war has scared us since 2014. No, it won’t. I think this is such a manipulation that exists in society. And let’s say frankly that today there is enough water for people living in Crimea,” he explained. that.
About his godfather Nikolai Tishchenko
Furthermore, Yermak said that he was willing to react harshly to attempts by the People’s Deputy “Servant of the People” Nikolai Tishchenko, or anyone else, to hide behind his name while committing corruption.
“If, for example, you remember Nikolai Tishchenko, then if something happens to you, you will need help from the point of view of health, from the point of view of your relatives, of course, I will come to the rescue. But this will never happen if you It is about corruption, violations of the law. Here my position is one of principle, “Yermak said.
(Video – Telegram from the Office of the President)
As OBOZREVATEL reported, during a presidential poll on Election Day, Ukrainians were asked if they supported the creation of a free economic zone in Donbass. According to preliminary data, 45% voted in favor and 43% against.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained that the creation of special economic conditions in the free part of Donbass will significantly affect the pace and concepts of effective reintegration.
According to the head of the Ukrainian delegation of the Trilateral Contact Group Leonid Kravchuk, it should function approximately until 2050.
