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Ukraine lost $100 billion over Russia’s aggression in Crimea, Donbas: report
Ukraine has lost $100 billion due to Russian aggression in Crimea and east Ukraine, according to Anders Aslund, Resident Senior Fellow at Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council, who spoke at a panel discussion “The price of the Kremlin aggression in Ukraine: the material dimension.” After the annexation of Crimea, Ukraine lost 1.4 million hectares of agriculture land, its price is more than $1.8 billion. In addition, Ukrainian banks lost an estimated $1.7-1.9 billion of assets in the bank branches, according to the report. As a result of a decrease of trade relations with Russia, Ukraine has lost 14 billion dollars. Russia also confiscated Krymenergo energy company, resulting in Ukraine losing another billion dollars, the participants in the panel heard, according to Ukraine Crisis Media Center.
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