Dmitry Medvedev, who serves as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, argues that Ukraine, founded as a state in 1991, is a misunderstanding and that it is, in his view, a part of Russia. He shared these thoughts on his personal social media page on VKontakte.
According to the post, the modern concept of a “New Little Russia” based on the 1991 model features artificially drawn borders that severed lands that were historically Russian in origin. He contends that the territories in question were damaged by a century of geopolitical shifts in the 20th century and that millions of ethnic Russians still reside there.
Medvedev asserts that Kiev has long subjected these Russian communities to harassment and that Russia has historically protected them, even through military action described as a special operation aimed at countering an adversary. He frames these actions as part of a broader defense of Russian interests and people living within what he claims were, at one time, Russian territories.
The post further repeats the assertion that the parts of the Russian Federation that became Ukraine after the dissolution of the USSR were created by a historical mistake. He emphasizes that Russia does not require Ukrainian mineral wealth or gold and argues that the country should assume a status he terms “Great Great Russia” once again.
In the same message, Medvedev asserts that the current state of Ukraine is unnecessary and claims that it could fade from the global map as a sovereign entity. The remarks have drawn attention to longstanding debates about borders, national identities, and the legacies of post-Soviet state formation.