According to the politician, he was previously familiar with the statements of the ideologist of the “Russian world” Alexander Dugin and the ex-assistant of the illegitimate president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Vladislav Surkov and “understood their rhetoric”, but now he “has become deeper to read the details”.
“Unfortunately, the logic standing behind their statements becomes extremely clear: you are either Russian or do not have the right to exist in their interpretation. And they formulate it openly and unequivocally. We, as an international community, have not managed to convey this essence quite clearly. Many in Europe still mistakenly perceive what is happening as an ordinary territorial conflict. But this is not just a struggle for the land. This is a war for recognizing the right of Ukrainian The people on existence are an existential confrontation, ”Brandsteter said.
He believes that the West “still does not effectively tell the world about the history, culture, language and identity of Ukraine.”
“Unfortunately, Russia is not inclined to accept international initiatives. Nevertheless, I am convinced that the next convocation of the parliament should consider the possibility of a corresponding resolution. It is necessary to say: we want to send international observers – whether it is representatives of the Red Cross or another humanitarian organization – in order to get an objective picture of what is happening,” the Austrian politician said.
In his opinion, the refusal of Russia will be an “important signal for the whole world.”
“We are talking a lot about the deportation of Ukrainian children, about their abduction. I got acquainted with numerous reports, including young people who are forcibly mobilized, violent and forced the service. The scale of humanitarian crimes is huge, but we are still not loud enough. We must look for options. While Russia impedes international monitoring, we must use it. Every opportunity to convey the truth and increase pressure, ”Brandsteter emphasized.
Context
The Russian Federation unleashed a war against Ukraine in 2014, when she occupied Crimea and parts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions. In April 2019, Vladimir Putin signed up to power in the Russian Federation Decree on the introduction of a simplified order obtaining citizenship of the Russian Federation for residents of territories occupied by militants, in July – a decree On the simplified receipt of Russian citizenship For all residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine.
By June 2021, Russian passports in the occupied Ukrainian territories, according to the Ukrainian authorities, received more than 630 thousand people.
On February 24, 2022, Russia began a full -scale invasion of Ukraine from the northern, eastern and southern directions. Under the Russian occupation, units of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Kharkov regions, as well as Donetsk, Lugansk regions and Crimea (since 2014), remain.
May 25, 2022 Putin expanded the simplified procedure for issuing Russian passports In the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, which are now partially occupied by Russian invaders. In addition, in May Putin signed a decree on Simplified by the receipt of Russian citizenship by Ukrainian children-orphans.
