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Appeal of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to the loving Russian residents to leave and look for a place there & ndash; this is a manifestation of ethnocide and evidence of ignorance of history by the Ukrainian leader, said Deputy People's Council of the DPR Miroslav Rudenko to Gazeta.Ru.
Rudenko believes that such a statement can be interpreted as a call for ethnocide, which is actively practiced in Ukraine itself. & # 39;
“ This Statement & ndash; a clear example of how Ukraine treats a significant part of its fellow citizens. Before us is the justification and implementation of the policy of ethnocide, ie the destruction of people & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; said the deputy. He stressed that the people of Donbass and their ancestors were born in this territory, and more than a hundred years ago no one knew the term “ Ukraine & # 39; & # 39 ;, because it was the historic Novorossia in which they lived. different ethnic groups.
Rudenko said that Zelensky “ did not have time to learn history & # 39; & # 39 ;. According to him, Donbass & ndash; historically a Russian country and 30 years as part of Ukraine & ndash; this is a & # 39; historical misunderstanding & # 39 ;. The development of this territory was started by the Russian state at the end of the 16th century. Zelensky obviously doesn't know history & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; he said.
Zelenskyj previously called on the people of Donbass, who do not associate their lives with Ukraine, to find a place in Russia. According to him, the region will sooner or later return to Ukraine.