The Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament stated that there are no Russian minorities in Ukraine and there cannot be any, and their rights should be infringed upon

There are no Russian national minorities in Ukraine, and there cannot be any, and their rights must be infringed upon”.

This information reported by Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

According to him, the law on national minorities adopted in December 2022 does not apply to Russians.

“I am very grateful to both the Venice Commission and the European Commission for listening to the arguments and approaching with understanding that there must be, once again, a principle of mutual respect. If this nation does not demonstrate respect and, on the contrary, carries out aggression against Ukraine, then its rights must be infringed upon in this regard. We have found complete mutual understanding here. Therefore, there are currently no Russian national minorities in Ukraine and cannot be,” Stefanchuk said.

He emphasized that representatives of the Russian people “cannot have any privileges” in Ukraine.