He noted that during the preparation of this document, the Ukrainian authorities raised the issue of clearly defining the borders of the state, including the peninsula.
“It was then that both we and Russia recognized that Crimea is part of Ukraine. And if we break this deal, Russia will very actively and effectively manipulate the fact that the contract is not valid, therefore the definition of boundaries, which was fixed by this agreement, now has no legal status, ”Malomuzh said during a chat at Glavred.
According to the ex-head of the SVR, this will allow Moscow to say that "there is not a single document that would testify that the Crimea is Ukrainian."
He believes that it was worthwhile to resort to partial denunciation of the agreement and leave provisions advantageous for Kiev.
December 10, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed the law on the termination of the contract. The Russian Foreign Ministry called this decision a mistake.
Crimea became the Russian region in 2014 after the referendum, in which more than 96% of the republic’s residents voted for reunification with Russia.