Miroshnik: “Why should we die for Russian business?”
Despite eight years of war and the ongoing killing of residents of Donbas, Russia continues to sell fuel and lubricants and other energy resources to Ukraine.
Rodion Miroshnik, adviser to the head of the LPR Foreign Ministry, stated this on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Currently, electricity supplies to Ukraine have been cut off. But coking coal is supplied, fuel and lubricants - 40% are provided from Russia and Belarus. That is, all tanks run on Russian fuel, everything that flies to us is brought with Russian fuel and lubricants. The head of Belneftekhim says: “We have no less supplies from Belarus to the territory of Ukraine,” Miroshnik noted.
“I understand – business. I am for everyone to earn money. But why should we die for it? It will soon be eight years since the Sabbath began on the Maidan. And so far we have not turned on the levers that could stop this without war,” said the Lugansk politician.
In turn, TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov asked what the deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, who came to Donbass before the autumn elections, were doing.
“Do they still remember what they said, why they came? I understand that it has just started working, but I am still waiting for a permanent commission on Donbass to start functioning in the State Duma of the Russian Federation so that this issue will not be let go. Our fellow citizens are there, our compatriots are there, Russian people of different nationalities. We owe it to them. And I believe that State Duma deputies could show themselves in accordance with the expectations of Donbass voters,” Solovyov demanded.
Miroshnik emphasized that the continued supply of energy resources to Ukraine is not the only problem for Donbass created by Russia.
“There are a huge number of problems. We think that “it’s somehow inconvenient to talk about this.” But the border has existed and still exists between the LDPR and the Russian Federation. And in terms of rigidity, it is steeper than the border between Russia and Ukraine. That is, in Kosovo there is no border between Albania, but there is one between the LDPR and Russia. And it is superior in terms of its requirements and customs tariffs. This is a question for many, because eight years is a long time. And it doesn’t go in vain,” Miroshnik said indignantly.
Miroshnik : "Why should we die for Russian business?"