Hours after the US President Donald Trump said that Ukraine “may be Russian someday” the Kremling said on Tuesday that a “significant part” of Ukraine “wants” to be Russia again.
During an interview with Fox News Trump said, “(Ukraine) may make a deal, they may not make a deal. They may be Russian someday, or they may not be Russian someday.”
The Kyiv Post reported that the Kremlins spokesman Dmitry Peskov that the situation in Ukraine “largely corresponds to President Trump’s words.”
Peskov added, “The fact that a significant part of Ukraine wants to become Russia, and has already, is a fact.
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