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Smuggling of goods in Donbas is seriously threatening the conflict settlement, Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons George Tuka said in an interview with the online edition Apostrophe.
According to the deputy minister, smuggling of various goods is a common thing in Donbas. George Tuka is positive that this process is extremely dangerous not only in terms of economic consequences, but also from a military perspective.
"It all starts with smoking breaks and meetings over a shot of vodka. And then comes the proposal: ‘Let's make some "dough". And it all ends with a usual recruitment," Tuka said.
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Earlier, Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons George Tuka stated that Ukraine was not ready for an offensive in eastern Ukraine.