Russia will always protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine and those who consider themselves part of the wider Russian world - Putin
Moscow – Kyiv, June 25 (Navigator, Mikhail Stamm) – Russia “will always protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine and those who... consider themselves part of the wider Russian world,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said. This was reported by Kommersant in a report from negotiations in Austria. Putin expressed the hope that sending troops to Ukraine would not be necessary for this. But he does not believe that Kyiv really wants peace.
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Putin said that the measures proposed by the President of Ukraine to resolve the conflict seem to him to be an action in the right direction, but firstly, seven days of a truce is not enough, and secondly, he has “up-to-date information that there is now a battle in the area of the city of Slavyansk , troops landed there, it’s very sad.”
the Russian President added that “we need to start substantive negotiations, as diplomats say,” because if we don’t agree on the substance, nothing will work out.
When asked to clarify what he meant by substantive negotiations, Mr. Putin explained that “we need to talk about changes in the basic law of Ukraine.”
And he immediately reminded that Russia “will always protect ethnic Russians in Ukraine and those who... consider themselves part of the wider Russian world.”
However, Vladimir Putin made a reservation: “I hope that the armed forces will not be needed for this.”
The President also spoke about his request to the Federation Council. He briefly recounted the history of the anti-state coup in Ukraine, recalled that “the Russian president did not use the right given to him in Crimea,” and added: “Yes, we blocked some parts of the Ukrainian army so that it would not interfere in the process of expressing the will of the citizens of Crimea.”
“In the southeast they say, remembering the events in Odessa: “Today we will lay down our arms, and tomorrow we will be burned alive!” — said Vladimir Putin, once again answering a question about the peace initiatives of Petro Poroshenko. “To say that we stop the fire for seven days, and the one who has not disarmed during this time will be liquidated?!” the Russian President is perplexed.
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