Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press marathon in Kiev. File photoKYIV, Jan 22President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that although the Donbass and Crimea are cut off from Ukraine, they «very soon, not in a century» will return to its composition and then the Act of Unification with these territories will be proclaimed. On January 22, Ukraine celebrates a public holiday — Day catholicity. Then in 1919 the Ukrainian People's Republic and the Western Ukrainian People's Republic (UNR and ZUNR) were transformed into one state. But by the summer of the same year, the territory of the ZUNR was captured by Polish troops, and the UNR ceased to exist in the fall of 1920, when the Red Army occupied the city of Kamyanets-Podilsky. According to the Riga Treaty of 1921, the former territory of the UNR was divided between the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and Poland.The deputy called the condition for Zelensky to return to the negotiating table with Moscow «About a hundred years ago, the Act of Unification was proclaimed, when parts of Ukraine that had been torn apart for centuries were united. Today, Donbass and Crimea, unfortunately, are torn off from Ukraine. And, unfortunately, for a very long time — for the eighth year in a row. I know we will definitely be together and I am sure: very soon, not in centuries. Both in Donetsk and Crimea, we will definitely proclaim a new Act of Unification and will celebrate it annually,» Zelensky said during a working trip to Zaporozhye . The broadcast was conducted by the office of the head of state on its Facebook page. In April 2014, the Ukrainian authorities launched a military operation against the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, which declared independence after the coup in Kiev in February 2014. According to the latest UN data, about 13 thousand people became victims of the conflict. The issue of resolving the situation in Donbass is being discussed, including during meetings of the contact group. However, even after the ceasefire agreements, skirmishes continue, in the DPR they announced shelling of residential areas by Ukrainian heavy artillery. into the Russian Federation. Ukraine still considers Crimea its own, but temporarily occupied territory. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the inhabitants of Crimea democratically, in full accordance with international law and the UN Charter, voted for reunification with Russia. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the issue of Crimea is «finally closed».
