According to Putin, Kiev itself caused the situation when it did not respect the rights of the Russian-speaking population. According to the Russian president, what they are doing in Ukraine is fine, unlike what the United States has done in Libya and Iraq.
At Friday's plenary session of the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin equated the Soviet Union with historical Russia. He said that if there were only partnership relations between Russia and Ukraine, "there would be no problem even with Crimea."
Ukraine itself caused the problem because it did not respect the rights of the Russian-speaking population and did not treat the Russian language and culture with respect.
He reiterated that Russia's actions in the Donetsk basin were "fully in line with international law".
unlike what the United States did without any invitation or agreement in Libya and Iraq,
"because he appointed himself the representative of the Lord God on Earth". Putin called the ruling of the UN International Court of Justice in the case of Kosovo's independence a precedent, according to which, according to him, the breakaway republics did not have to ask Kiev for permission to declare their independence.
He blamed the United States for supporting what Putin described as a coup against President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev in 2014, instead of calling for new elections in Ukraine. According to his argument, "this is where the Crimean events originated."
Source: mandiner.hu
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