Zelensky Expresses Readiness to ‘Discuss and Find Compromise’ Regarding Status of Crimea, Donbass

Crimea broke off from Ukraine and rejoined Russia in March 2014 following the Maidan coup in Kiev, which witnessed the overthrow of the country’s government and its replacement by ultranationalist and pro-Western forces. The Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics were established in the spring of 2014, also in response to the coup in Kiev.