Article by Vladimir Putin ”On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians“

[Pete]

Article by Vladimir Putin ”On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians“

An interesting read. Kinda' lets you know where the author's mind is.

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181

"During the recent Direct Line, when I was asked about Russian-Ukrainian relations, I said that Russians and Ukrainians were one people – a single whole. These words were not driven by some short-term considerations or prompted by the current political context. It is what I have said on numerous occasions and what I firmly believe. I therefore feel it necessary to explain my position in detail and share my assessments of today's situation...."

[Ret10Echo]

Originally Posted by Pete

Article by Vladimir Putin ”On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians“

An interesting read. Kinda' lets you know where the author's mind is.

http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/66181

"During the recent Direct Line, when I was asked about Russian-Ukrainian relations, I said that Russians and Ukrainians were one people – a single whole. These words were not driven by some short-term considerations or prompted by the current political context. It is what I have said on numerous occasions and what I firmly believe. I therefore feel it necessary to explain my position in detail and share my assessments of today's situation...."

Kinda reminds me of similar thought by a guy in 1938

[Badger52]

Originally Posted by Ret10Echo

Kinda reminds me of similar thought by a guy in 1938

While he should embarass many other heads of state who can't lay down their country's history anything close to that, I notice he (out of chronology) pretty much dusts over 1932-1933 famines in a general fashion.

So, which battlefield is being prepped?