Yanukovych wept: Putin reported that he had upset the former President of Ukraine (video)
The tenth Eastern Economic Forum takes place from September 3 to September 6 in Vladivostok and was already made there by Russian President Putin, who made a number of statements on the course of the war in Ukraine, the prospects of peaceful negotiations and even mentioned the fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych, who is known. The focus gathered everything you know.
The question of Yanukovych "unexpectedly" was raised by a journalist after Putin's tyrant about "Kiev regime", who does not want to go to peace talks to the "hero" Moscow. She asked if Yanukovych wanted to do with the EU, after which Putin assured her and the audience, which would tell "how everything really was. " "Indeed, Ukraine has set itself a task, and now sets out to the EU.
It is a legitimate choice of Ukraine, how to endure its international ties, how to ensure its interests in the economy, with whom to form alliances," Putin said. The Russian president stated that at that time the problem for him was that Ukraine's embedding in the European system of economic relations threatened Russia with economic problems, because Ukraine then joined the free trade area: "We had opened customs borders. For us, it had no consequences. Ukraine had to be compared.
" "President Yanukovych thought about this. He calculated and cursed. Because the opening of markets for competitive European products killed production in Ukraine itself and closed trade relations with Russia. There was a problem," Putin said. According to him, Yanukovych did not refuse to enter the EU. "I know for sure what he wanted. He sought it. But on acceptable conditions for Ukraine.
It was not about us," Putin said, and immediately added that Russia "never" objected to "integration principles" in the policy of Ukraine in the European direction. And here about safety, here is "another matter". Putin reported that Yanukovych was against "Ukraine's involvement in NATO" and here he is solidarity with him. "What did they do? As a result of the government, Yanukovych was removed from the authorities.
The person who was against the accession of Ukraine to NATO was eliminated," Putin complained that the "bloody revolution" in Kiev brought to power those who spoke "for" joining NATO and continued to act. And it does not suit him at all.
"Even though each country has the right to choose in ensuring its own security, but without regard to the safety of Russia, such issues are not resolved," Putin said, relying on some "general rule", written in some "European documents", which is not possible to say that " He confirmed that he invited Vladimir Zelensky to negotiate in Moscow and reported that he had guaranteed his safety.