“Let's finally dot the i's.
We are definitely not one people, ”he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, they have a lot in common (part of history, memory, neighborhood, relatives, victory over fascism, tragedies), however “if Ukrainians and Russians were one people, then in Moscow, most likely, hryvnia would go, and over the State A yellow-blue flag would be fluttering by the Duma.
Zelensky did not rule out that "something in common" may be in the future, "if it is not too late to stop the total division between the countries."
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said in a direct line that Ukrainians and Russians are one people.
He expressed the opinion that they have always tried to divide and split the Russian people, and the current leadership of Ukraine is clearly unfriendly to Russia.
The head of state also noted that talking about Russians as a non-indigenous people in Ukraine is not just incorrect, it is ridiculous and stupid, Germany ".