Russian State Duma MP Says Ukrainian Leader Zelensky Deceived Voters
In an interview with RT, Russian State Duma deputy Ruslan Balbek claimed that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky deceived voters after taking office as President of Ukraine and did not fulfill his promises.
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| A corner of the Crimean peninsula. |
"Ukraine issues need to be resolved with the United States"
"I do not believe in a person who has swept away the hopes of tens of millions of people like dust on the table, those to whom he promised to improve relations with Russia, to end the war in the Donbass region. It turns out that the problems of Ukraine need to be solved with the United States, where the current constructive dialogue is not yet ripe," said MP Ruslan Balbek.
Ukraine needs to recognize Crimea as Russian
At the same time, the MP said that the Crimea issue is not part of the conversation between the Ukrainian and Russian sides, and the Ukrainian leader would certainly refuse to talk about the suppression of the Russian language in Ukraine.
"So it turns out that he has no topic to discuss, nothing to say, and the so-called 'Crimea platform' and populist statements about 'returning the peninsula' are considered by us to be attempts to interfere in Russia's internal affairs and violate its territorial integrity," the RT interlocutor explained.
According to Mr. Balbek, the dialogue will only be meaningful when President Zelensky, "even if reluctantly, will recognize Crimea as Russian".
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| The bridge connecting Russia with Crimea. |
“This could become a starting point for discussing important international issues,” MP Balbek concluded.
Only one side is willing to negotiate
Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian President, Mr. Dmitry Peskov, confirmed that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin declared his readiness to meet the President of Ukraine. However, Mr. Peskov added that Moscow currently does not see the corresponding political will from Kiev.
