Russian dictator Vladimir Putin rejects the very idea of the existence of Ukraine as a state and Ukrainians as a separate people, thereby effectively confirming that his invasion is a genocide of Ukrainians. The report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on October 27, 2022, contains such conclusions.
Source: The American Institute for the Study of War
“Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to reject the idea of Ukrainian sovereignty in a way that is fundamentally incompatible with serious negotiations. Putin continued to reject Ukrainian sovereignty during a speech at the Valdai Discussion Club on October 27. Putin stated that the “single real guarantee of Ukrainian sovereignty” can only be Russia, which “created” Ukraine,” noted the American Institute for the Study of War.
His statements reject the legal fact that the Russian Federation has recognized the sovereignty of Ukraine, and that the Ukrainian people exist as a separate nation.
Russian President’s perpetuation of the narrative that Ukraine and Russia are a single people, divided into different states by arbitrary historical circumstances, testifies to his unchanging goal to destroy the Ukrainian state and erase the concept of the Ukrainian people.
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