Donetsk makes 23% of GDP and 13% of industrial production in Ukraine. This means that without Donetsk Republic the rest of Ukraine would be bankrupt and much more poorer than it is now. Actually, this economic aspect is the real basement for the current military conflict, because Donbas doesn’t want to pay bills of Kiev and Kiev is not ready to discuss the conditions that could satisfy Donetsk Republic.
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