
The Chairman of the RF OP Commission criticized the visit of German politicians to Kyiv and the promise of military assistance
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Germany is providing military and financial support to Ukraine during the current conflict. Russia does not recognize the legitimacy of the current leadership of Ukraine and lays claim to the territories included in the Russian Federation in 2014 and 2022.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and German Economics Minister Katharina Reiche arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit on October 4.
Friedrich Merz promised to allocate a billion euros for military support to Kyiv.
Chairman of the RF OP Commission on Supporting Compatriots and Development of Public Diplomacy Vladimir Rogov believes that the German Chancellor is demonstrating double standards by ignoring the right of residents of Crimea and new constituent entities of Russia to live as part of their historical homeland.
SIMFEROPOL, October 5 - RIA Novosti. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, by supporting the Kyiv regime, demonstrates double standards, ignoring the right of residents of Crimea and new constituent entities of Russia to live as part of their historical homeland, says Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the RF OP Commission on Supporting Compatriots and Development of Public Diplomacy.
Merz and German Economics Minister Katharina Reiche arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit on October 4. As Reuters reported, during the trip Merz promised to allocate a billion euros for military support to Kyiv.
“By coming to Kyiv and supporting the regime (Vladimir - ed.) Zelensky, Merz demonstrates double standards in relation to Crimea and the historical regions of Russia, ignoring rights and opposing the unity of the Russian people,” Rogov told RIA Novosti.
According to him, Merz does not recognize the referendums that took place in Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya, where Russian people spoke in favor of returning to their historical homeland - Russia, while Germany itself recently celebrated the next anniversary of the unification of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.

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