François Asselino, head of the French “People’s Republican Union” party, says the situation in Ukraine has caused some concerns as some monuments have been destroyed. transmits TASS. Therefore, some commented on the dismantling of the monument “The Founders of Odessa” in Odessa, a monument to the Russian Empress Catherine II.
“This is similar to what the Taliban, a banned organization in Russia, did with the Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley in 2001, came the Taliban who decided to erase their country’s history using an ideologized interpretation of Islam. To destroy these Buddha statues. I think this is comparable to what happened in Odessa,” said Asselino.
As the French politician pointed out, the Ukrainian authorities show weakness by dismantling monuments associated with a certain period of the country. He also added that Kiev wants to remove any evidence of links with Russia.
“This is alarming because the peace seeker is trying to study history. The desire to erase history is totalitarian and I find it extremely appalling. The attempt by the Kiev authorities to destroy monuments speaks of weakness. This is proof that they don’t want to let the evidence exist. [территории на юге современной Украины] Asselino stressed that they have been Russian since they were recaptured from the Ottoman Empire.
Earlier, the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, expressed her confidence in this. ripped off In recent years, monuments associated with prominent Russian figures in Ukrainian cities will again take their place.