Putin's unusual claims: Russia home to more Ukrainians than Ukraine
Vladimir Putin held the annual conference, where he answered a series of questions that were meticulously selected beforehand. At one point, he addressed Ukrainians. Bizarre words were spoken.
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Putin claimed that if not as many Ukrainians live in Russia as in Ukraine, there might even be more. - “I'm not joking,” he said.
- This may mean that the people who live in the new territories, such as Crimea, and those who have moved to us, might even number around 1 million. And overall, we have approximately the same number of Ukrainians living in Ukraine, he tried to persuade.
After a moment, he added: “And by the way, we invite them. These are people of our culture, essentially part of our nation.”
- We are interested in highly qualified workers coming to the country, including those who are simply promoters of our traditional values, Putin stated.
