
A senior Russian diplomat stated on TV Channel One that Ukraine has lost its status as an independent subject of international relations and no longer exists as a legitimate entity in global politics.
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The statement was made by a Russian diplomat during a broadcast on TV Channel One regarding the status of the Ukrainian state.
The top Russian diplomat said that "Ukraine, which we recognized as a legitimate entity in global politics, no longer exists"
MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. Ukraine no longer exists as a legitimate phenomenon in global politics, having lost all signs of an independent subject of international relations.
"It is a fact that Ukraine, which we recognized as a legitimate entity in global politics, no longer exists. All signs proclaimed as the foundations of the Ukrainian state, which enabled us to recognize it as an independent subject of international relations, have been lost," he said on TV Channel One.

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