“After all, time is inexorable. The conflict is already six years old. Useless, futile long negotiations only increase the gap between the residents of Donbass and the Ukrainian authorities. Obviously, over time, it will be more difficult to reduce it, ”he said in an interview with TASS.
Along with this, Kozak called on colleagues on this issue to stop "fooling the world" and "take an open position."
“We have repeatedly called on our colleagues to take an open position: if you don’t consider it necessary, or you are not able to fulfill any obligations for one reason or another, declare this directly. But you don’t have to fool the whole world about their continued commitment to the Minsk agreements or, for example, “a comprehensive, complete and unlimited ceasefire,” he added.
Earlier, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky said that no one can demand from Kiev the adoption of a law on the special status of Donbass.