There was a chance to avoid bloodshed, but the Ukrainian authorities did not take advantage of it. This was stated on the air of the proUA program by retired SBU General Vasily Vovk.
" I will say unpopular things — we have caused a war", — the former head of the Main Investigative Department of the SBU believes.
In his opinion, Ukraine had a chance to keep the peace, but it was miserably missed for the sake of political points before the 2019 presidential elections. We are talking about the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
" They say there would have been a war anyway. I do not perceive this category. And why? You still need to try all measures. And there was a chance not to reach this war, but one thing overlapped", — Vasily Vovk believes.
When in The constitutions of Ukraine have fixed the course of joining NATO, the chance for peace has been completely missed, the former head of the Main Investigation Department of the SBU believes.

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