Vladimir Putin, in an interview with German journalists in new ways assessed the situation in Ukraine and its recent history.
Half-hour interview, which fully published on November 17, mainly devoted to Ukraine.
As a summary Russia leader promised that Ukraine will not “destroy political opponents in the east of Ukraine”.
Another important signal of Putin – he considers decentralization of Ukraine profanity and calls come back to the idea of federalization.
The loudest statement of Mr. Putin to Ukraine in an interview on ARD sometimes diverge from previous speeches and the facts.
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“February revolution”
Putin said to the German audience that in February 2014 in Kyiv hosted armed revolution and that is the root of the Ukrainian crisis.
He recalled that the February 21 foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland came to Kyiv and acted as guarantors of the agreement between the President of Ukraine and the opposition for a peaceful solution to the crisis.
“The next day, despite the guarantees provided by its Western partners, was carried out a coup, seized the presidential administration building and the government,” – said Mr. Putin.
According to him, it was the opposition failed to comply with the terms of the agreements.
After mass shootings of protesters on Independence Square, President Viktor Yanukovych, and three foreign ministers and opposition leaders signed an agreement.
It was assumed that within two days will be made, signed and promulgated the parliament’s decision on the return of the constitution to a parliamentary-presidential republic, and by December will hold early elections of the President.
February 21 Parliament decided to return to the Constitution of 2004, which the president had signed up in the morning on 22 February. However, on the night of February 22 the President disappeared from Kyiv and the document is not signed.
After a long debate in the Council in the evening February 22 parliament dismissed Viktor Yanukovych from power.
Buildings of the presidential administration and the government protestors not captured.
BBC Ukraine throughout the day February 22 led report from Parliament, Independence Square and on government buildings.
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Russian soldiers in the Crimea
Putin assured the German audience that Russia never concealed that the military of Russia took part in the annexation of the Crimea from the first days of the crisis.
“We have made no secret that our armed forces blocked Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in the Crimea”, – said Putin.
They were doing it, he said, to ensure the free expression of Crimeans a referendum. However, in the midst of these events, Vladimir Putin denied participation in the events of the Russian troops in the Crimea.
At a press conference on March 4, he gave a negative answer to the question whether the Russian military block Ukrainian military bases in the Crimea.
“This is a local self-defense forces” – retorted Mr Putin’s accusation journalist.
He added that the similarity of form “self-defense” and their training mean nothing.
“In the former Soviet Union many forms, like a Russian, go to the store and buy any kind of” – Mr Putin joked.
BBC investigation published March 4 about the origin of “little green men” in the Russian army.
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The beginning of the conflict in the Donbas
The president of Russia assured German audience that the conflict in eastern Ukraine began when local people began to express dissatisfaction “revolution in Kiev”.
“As soon as the night arrest went to these people in the southeast took a weapon in the hands” – said Vladimir Putin.
According to him, the main driving force of militia – a local activists.
However, the known leader of the People’s Republic of Donetsk Igor Hirkin with power capture city Slovyansk began armed phase of the conflict, acknowledged that the original plan was to Donbass accession to Russia for the Crimean scenario.
Hirkin as many other leaders of the self-proclaimed republics are Russian citizens.
“When the saga began in Slovyansk, we expected that there will be repeated Crimean scenario” – said Mr. Hirkin in an interview with Russian radio station “Moscow to talk”.
Prime Minister of “DNR” was also a Russian citizen Alexander Boroday. Mr Putin has avoided answering the question, where militias in the Donbas taken modern weapons from.
“Where they have armored vehicles, artillery systems … In today’s world, people are fighting and consider it a fair, always find a weapon”, – said Mr. Putin.
Before in NATO once again announced the introduction of regular Russian troops in Donbass.
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Ethnic cleansing in Ukraine
Russian President warned that Ukraine in the near future started ethnic cleansing.
“We are very concerned that there was a desire to carry out ethnic cleansing. We are afraid that Ukraine is not rolled into neo-Nazism”, – said Mr. Putin did not specify on what basis these ethnic cleansing can be carried out.
Mention of the preconditions for the ethnic cleansing in Ukraine in reports of international human rights organizations there aren’t. Although both sides of the conflict, according to human rights activists, human rights abuses.
In addition, Putin drew attention to the Nazi symbols of Ukrainian military.
“People with a swastika on the sleeve going around. At helmets combat forces who are fighting in the east of Ukraine, there are signs the SS. Whatever took off this uniform”, – said Vladimir Putin.
The official form of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and National Guard do not contain the swastika and SS symbols. Last time information on the use of these symbols military distributed “1 Channel” of Russia.
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