Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Border ‘Only Thing Left in Common’ With Russia

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy: Border ‘Only Thing Left in Common’ With Russia | The Moscow Times

President-elect Volodmyr Zelensky.

5/3/19
The Russian-Ukrainian border is the only thing left in common between the peoples of the neighboring countries, Ukraine’s President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said in response to remarks from President Vladimir Putin. Between signing orders that expedite the Russian passport application process for certain categories of Ukrainians, Putin called Russians and Ukrainians “one people” with common “cultural, language and historical traits.” Speaking at the Kremlin on Monday after Zelenskiy suggested giving Ukrainian passports to Russians, Putin said the two would benefit from sharing common citizenship. “The reality is that today, after the annexation of Crimea and the aggression in the Donbass, the only thing we have left in ‘common’ is the state border,” Zelenskiy wrote on Facebook Thursday. “And Russia must return control over every millimeter of the Ukrainian side. Only then can we continue searching for ‘commonalities,’” he continued. Disputing Putin’s words that Russians and Ukrainians are “brotherly” peoples, Zelenskiy said that Moscow’s oil import ban and the capture of Ukrainian sailors in November “doesn’t bring the settlement of relations between our countries one iota closer.”

Relations will continue to be moribund until Russia returns Crimea and withdraws its military from occupied portions of eastern Ukraine.

Related: Zelenskiy: Relations Between Moscow, Kyiv Far From 'Brotherly'

 

[Westphalian]

Looks like Zelensky will prolong Ukrainian's misery until he too is replaced.


Very sad, but I note your excitement

 

[Chagos]

Looks like Zelensky will prolong Ukrainian's misery until he too is replaced.


Very sad, but I note your excitement

And another example of your lying posts, placing responsibility for Ukraine's plight at the hands of your criminal masters on the victim.

You're as despicable as the bunch whose lies you peddle.