“As a result of the Bolshevik policy, Soviet Ukraine arose, which even today can with good reason be called Ukraine named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin,” Putin said.
He added that Lenin is the "author and architect" of Ukraine.
“This is fully and completely confirmed by archival documents, including Lenin’s harsh directives on the Donbass, which was literally squeezed into Ukraine,” Putin said in an address.
He noted that "now the" grateful "descendants have demolished monuments to Lenin in Ukraine."
“This is what they call decommunization.
Do you want decommunization?
Well, that suits us just fine.
But it is not necessary, as they say, to stop halfway.
We are ready to show you what true decommunization means for Ukraine,” the Russian leader stressed.
Earlier, Putin said that Ukraine is not just a neighboring country for Russia, but a part of history.
In October 2020, it was reported that in Ukraine, as part of decommunization, three parks and a reserve in the Vinnitsa region, as well as two parks in the Zaporozhye and Cherkasy regions were renamed.