Ukraine asks UN Security Council to assess the statements of Putin’s Donbass – BBC

28.01.2016 | 09:49

Ukraine initiated a discussion in the UN Security Council the recent statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Donbass. This is stated to message Foreign Minister of Ukraine.

As noted, this was done at the request of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

«During the discussion, the representative of Ukraine Volodymyr Yelchenko (Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. – “Times”) declared the inadmissibility of attempts to senior management rewritten Russian history, questioning the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Ukraine “, – said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Poroshenko on your page to Facebook wrote that “recent cynical manipulation of the Russian leadership regarding the territorial integrity of Ukraine <...> will be given a fitting rebuff during today’s consultations in the Council UN Security Council in New York ».

Previous reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin during his speech at the forum” Russian People’s Front, “said error Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin during the formation of the Soviet Union. In particular, he said that “the transfer of Donbass Ukraine – a mistake of Lenin».

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