“I see in this initiative a desire to create a kind of mirror situation. Russia cares about its compatriots abroad. Ukraine is also making attempts. But as a second stage, the theme will be exploited that Ukrainian compatriots need patronage and protection. But this is hypocrisy and an attempt to politicize this issue, ”he said.
The senator also noted that Russia is a country with great experience in preserving cultural traditions and characteristics, humanitarian rights of any ethnic groups.
“If Ukraine took the example of Russia to follow, many problems would be solved much easier. Kiev’s harsh nationalist policy gives rise to all the problems that Ukraine faces in its development. Russia has always been a place of comfortable living for any nationalities, including the Ukrainian, ”concluded Kosachev.
Earlier in the parliament, the Kuban inter-factional association, which will be involved in the development of the policy “to return to the cultural and social field of the Ukrainian ethnic territories and ethnic Ukrainians”, was created.