He noted that Russia is Ukraine's fifth largest trade partner.

“Even if we close all this now, introduce martial law and so on, the question should always arise in politics and in life:“ Well, okay, let's do what?

What consequences?"

- said Arestovich.

As an example, Zelensky's adviser cited Iran and Iraq, which "fought for 80 years, ... nevertheless, they did not sever diplomatic relations."

He added that Kiev is moving towards "decreasing dependence" on Moscow.

Earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said that over the past six years, the volume of trade with Russia has decreased almost six times. According to him, trade with Europe has grown to over 40%.