Nina Kovalevska,
state employee
“I think that we shouldn’t give it up. Donbas is Ukraine as well, and people are dying there for us. I see so much suffering there on TV, how hard people’s lives out there are, so I think we should bring (Donbas) back into Ukraine as soon as possible. By no means should we give it up.”
Ruslan Yablonsky,
chemical technologies student
“I’m undecided. If we give up Donbas, then should we, say, after Donbas give up Odesa and Kharkiv as well? Should we give up all of the regions where we have problems, and then will everything be great? We always think that if there are any issues, they drag us all down, the entire country. I think Ukraine’s problems won’t be solved if we give up Donbas.”
Kyrylo Kozytsky,
stock broker
“Ceding Donbas is a no. No way should we give up Donbas, but I don’t think that it would be appropriate to support them economically after their scandalous referendum. If people decided they don’t want to live in Ukraine, then they don’t want to live in Ukraine, fine. However, economic support of these people should be terminated.”
Kateryna Maynina,
painter
“(Ukraine’s borders) should remain intact. And as far as I know, people in Donbas are tired. Of course there are differing opinions, but a lot of people want to return (to Ukraine) – a lot of people move here (from there).”
