Russian President
Vladimir Putin said martial law was declared in 10 Ukrainian regions where the
current authorities do not have much support.
BUENOS AIRES,
December 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that by declaring
martial law in the country’s ten regions, the Ukrainian government has divided
the country into two parts.
"They declared
martial law in ten regions, those where the current president does not have a
lot of support," the Russian leader told reporters. "This means that
Ukraine’s current government has divided the country into two parts - one that
can be trusted and one that cannot."
The Russian leader
noted that Ukraine had not declared martial law before, when the events in the
country were much more dire, and added that Ukrainian President Pyotr
Poroshenko’s decision is related to the upcoming elections in the country.
Putin noted that Kiev
is not interested in resolving the conflict in Donbass, especially by peaceful
means. "The analysis of recent events related to this incident or the
Black Sea provocation, and what we see in Donbass, shows that the current
government of Ukraine is not interested in the regulation of the situation as a
whole, especially by peaceful means," Putin told reporters. "This is
a party of war, and while they remain in power, all tragedies of this sort and
war will continue."
Putin reminded of the
tragic events that took place at Odessa’s Trade Unions House, which are not
currently under investigation. "There is no investigation - just
silence," the Russian leader stated.
He said that Russia
will simplify the process of obtaining citizenship for Ukrainians and will not
impose any entry restrictions. "No, we will not impose any restrictions on
Ukrainian citizens. Moreover, we will on the contrary take the path of
liberalization and simplify the process for Ukrainian citizens and stay on our
territory and obtain Russian citizenship, if some of them want to do
this," Putin told a press conference.
On November 30 Kiev
banned Russian men aged from 16 to 60 from entering Ukraine.
Source: ITAR-TASS
02-12-2018
