On Monday, August 24, during his speech on the occasion of the Independence Day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that “Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea are missing at our family table,” but the Ukrainian government is doing their best to bring them back.
"Unfortunately, today at our family table we miss Donetsk, Lugansk and Crimea. And we are doing our best to bring the day of their return closer. To a country that they will not recognize., the country we are building today together with you. The country where those, who donated part of the territory without a fight will testify, not preach about patriotism. The country where our people will want to return" , – Zelensky said.