Putin's puzzling claim: More Ukrainians in Russia than Ukraine
Vladimir Putin held the annual conference at which he answered a series of meticulously selected questions beforehand. At one point, he addressed Ukrainians. Bizarre words were spoken.
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Putin claimed that there might be as many Ukrainians living in Russia as in Ukraine, if not 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.
