“In general, from the point of view of understanding the concept of“ indigenous people ”, the Russian people are the most indigenous people in Ukraine, the first settlers.
The Ukrainians, let's say, appeared a little later.
Of course, this bill has a pronounced anti-Russian character.
Of course, this decision is among many other decisions that absolutely ignore the rights of Russians in Ukraine, ”Tsekov said.
He stressed that these decisions "provide an opportunity for the infringement and restriction of the rights of Russians living in Ukraine."
Earlier, the Russian leader, in an interview with Pavel Zarubin on the Russia 24 TV channel, commented on the bill of the Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky on the "indigenous peoples of the country."
According to Putin, talking about Russians as a non-indigenous people in Ukraine is not just incorrect, it is ridiculous and stupid.
The head of state also called Kiev's initiative "a powerful and serious blow to the Russian people as a whole," to which Moscow cannot be indifferent.