“For two decades, we have turned a blind eye to what they called the Russian Crimea, and in vain,” the words of Nikolayenko are quoted.
As the mayor of Kherson noted, in Ukraine "they should remind Putin and all his supporters that the original Russian territories are swamps near Moscow."
“Everything else is the territory that the Muscovites seized thanks to their own animal cruelty and treachery,” he added.
According to him, “the Muscovites managed to build a great empire,” violating the agreements, neglecting promises and creating internal crises in neighboring states.
As Nikolayenko said, it’s hard for him to imagine how Putin could decide that Russia has something to do with the “beautiful and far from Moscow swamps” Black Sea coast.
It is emphasized that 33 deputies supported his appeal.
On December 19, Putin, speaking at a large press conference, spoke about the decision of Vladimir Lenin to transfer to the Ukrainian SSR "original Russian territories", which "never had anything to do with Ukraine."
The head of state noted that the entire Black Sea region, the western Russian lands were transferred to Ukraine with a strange formulation "to increase the percentage of the proletariat."
They commented on the words of the Russian president at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, urging them to turn to history and say "about the roots, not the consequences."
Later, the State Duma evaluated the reaction of the Ukrainian department.