Russian authorities may voluntarily return the Crimea, when they realize, they can not cope with it, It is leading Ukrainian true words of the former President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk.
The ex-president said, Peninsula requires that "unbearable costs".
According to him, in my time, when Nikita Khrushchev, Moscow could not cope with the region and gave it to Kiev. Now it may be a similar situation.
Although the Russians and built a bridge, Crimea requires huge costs, Kravchuk said and added,, Ukraine has invested in the peninsula around $100 billion.
The politician noted, that his prognosis is not necessarily true in the near future, and the transfer of Crimea may not be entirely voluntary, and under pressure from the international community.
Of course, it may not happen so quickly, as we would like - the process can take a long time, everything can be, said Kravchuk.
But in theory, that as soon as Ukraine will have a better life, than the Crimea, the peninsula will return, - I do not believe, he said.
At first, when Ukrainians will live better - is unknown, and secondly, we must not forget, that among the inhabitants of the peninsula 78 percent - Russian, He said ex-president.
Recall, Crimea became Russian in referendum, held there in March 2014 of the year. More 95% residents in favor of the entry of the region into the Russian Federation. Kiev is still considered a peninsula, but temporarily occupied territory.
