Ukraine will not break down in a classical sense, it may simply undergo federalization, the head of the Regional Studies Centre, Richard Giragossian, said at today's press-conference.
He said that today nobody is interested in the split of the country at two and more parts. Even Russia does not need breaking down of Ukraine though it looks paradoxical, the expert said. If Ukraine breaks down, Moscow will get the south-eastern part of Ukraine, but will fully lose control over the rest part, he said and added that if Russia goes on imposing the "gas" pressure upon a single Ukraine with a new legitimate power, it will gain more.
Giragossian thinks that despite Simfiropol's intention to integrate with Russia, even the Crimea will remain within Ukraine. The expert is confident that nationalists and radicals are the key danger for Ukraine today, as they have been loosening the unstable situation in the country.