This is how the Russian diplomat responded to a number of representatives of Western countries who accused Moscow of violating the Budapest Memorandum.
“For many years, Kyiv itself did not comply with the Budapest obligations.
In particular, those of them that suggested counteracting the growth of aggressive nationalism and chauvinism, ”TASS quotes Vorontsov.
According to him, nationalism in radical forms was openly encouraged in Kyiv, and the glorification of Nazi criminals became part of the state policy and ideology.
“It was the rampant national radicalism that forced the inhabitants of a number of regions of Ukraine to protect their fundamental rights and vital interests by exercising the right to self-determination,” Vorontsov said.
On October 4, the Federation Council approved federal constitutional laws on the admission of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into Russia.
The Federation Council also voted for the ratification of agreements on the entry of four new regions into Russia.