ROME, November 10. /TASS/. Ukraine has become a black hole, and rebuilding it will fall to the EU, cost hundreds of billions of euros and take at least two generations, political scientist and analyst Lucio Caracciolo, editor of the geopolitics journal Limes, said in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano.
He pointed out that it is strange to see the EU now seeking to participate in negotiations on Ukraine after it "tried to sabotage them." Caracciolo also believes Ukraine, which has become a black hole and a source of chaos, poses a particular problem for the EU.
"[The EU] needs to decide what to do with this black hole that Ukraine has become – a partly destroyed country with no population, since it is unclear whether millions of refugees will return. And this black hole, which we helped create, will affect everything, especially us, because it is a chaotic and potentially explosive zone," the expert pointed out.
In his view, Europe should offer "a real restructuring plan that will require hundreds of billions and at least two generations to implement."