Patrushev: Russia is not at war with Ukraine
Russia is not at war with Ukraine, because Russians “cannot have hatred for the indigenous population of Ukrainians by their affiliation,” says Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev. According to him, “Ukrainian traditions are close to Russia”, and “the heritage of the Russian people is inseparable from the culture of Ukrainians.”
“In Crimea, the Ukrainian language is one of the state languages. In many cities there are Ukrainian cultural centers, ensembles of Ukrainian songs and dances. In the south of the Far East, a significant proportion of immigrants from the time of Stolypin, a significant number of residents of the native culture of the Ukrainian people, ”he said in an interview. “Arguments and Facts”.
Mr. Patrushev once again laid the blame for the action in the country of the West. “The sooner the citizens of Ukraine catch that the West is fighting against Russia with their hands, the more lives will be saved … At the same time, Americans, British and other Europeans often see the illusion that they are protecting civilization from barbarism,” he is convinced.
In December, President Vladimir Putin said that he still considered the Ukrainian people to be fraternal. He argued that in Ukraine it is impossible to go against that part of the people who consider themselves part of the Russian world. Against him, as Mr. Putin is convinced, “a war has been unleashed,” which Russia has long tolerated.
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