Russian Ambassador to Hungary Yevgeny Stanislavov said Moscow is ready to cooperate with Budapest in protecting the rights of national minorities in Ukraine. He said this in an interview DEA News.
“Russia is ready to cooperate with all parties concerned to stop Kiev’s criminal policy against all ethnic minorities living in Ukraine without exception,” Stanislavov said.
He added that Russia did not accept Ukraine’s selective approach, which is similar to Germany’s Nazi policy during the Second World War, according to the diplomat. He also noted that a large number of Russian-speaking populations live in Ukraine, as well as Hungarians, Poles, Rusyns, Romanians and others.
“At the same time, unfortunately, we have not yet been able to practically combine our efforts to protect the rights of Russians, Hungarians and all other nationalities in Budapest and various international platforms, such as the UN or OSCE. In Ukraine,” – added the head of the Russian diplomatic mission.
Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó declarationOSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov shares Budapest’s view that the situation regarding the formation of national minorities in Ukraine is unacceptable.