Russia, in turn, describes Ukraine’s current situation as “deplorable,” despite the fact that at the time of its independence the country had all the requirements to achieve “prosperity in peace with its neighbors.”
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas the 33rd Anniversary of Ukrainian Independenceafter the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with a speech in which he characterized the invasion of his troops in the Russian region of Kursk as the maximum expression of his country’s desire for autonomy.
“Ukrainians always pay their debts. Whoever wishes misery in our country will find it in his own home. Whoever wishes to sow evil in our country will reap the fruits of it in his own country. Everything the enemy brought to our country has now returned to its homeland“Zelensky stated.
The president has seen the Kursk invasion as an example of a “dignified, symmetrical and long-term” response to the Russian invasion, which began in February 2022, and as an example that the Ukrainian response “will reach every point in the Russian Federation that is a source of danger to the life of our state and our people.”
Russia also issued a statement on the occasion of the commemoration, together with its representation in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Russian mission to the OSCE has described the reality of today’s Ukraine as “deplorable,” despite the fact that it had “all the conditions for thorough development” when it achieved independence, which should lead to “long-term prosperity, in peace and friendship with its neighbors.”
“What we see today in the reality of modern Ukraine “does not correspond in any way to the idea of sovereignty, independence, the rule of law and respect for human rights,” he said in a statement.
The Russian delegation describes Ukraine as an “authoritarian state hostile to Russia, which elevates misanthropic principles to the rank of official ideology.” Moreover, Moscow accuses Kiev of using every possible form of repression, including “physical extermination,” against dissidents in Donetsk and Luhansk, “against whom Kiev launched a punitive military operation.” “It is not surprising that the people of Crimea opted for reunification with Russia,” he adds.
“The current terrorist methods of the Kiev regime, including the attack on the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, once again underline the lack of alternatives to achieving all the goals” that Russia has set for itself with its invasion of Ukraine.
Source: EITB
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