Putin called Russia "the sole guarantor of sovereignty and integrity" of Ukraine (video)

According to the head of the Kremlin, Joseph Stalin gave "Western lands" to Ukraine after the Second World War, and those countries that lost these territories, especially Poland, want to return them. The Russian Federation was the sole guarantor that provided the sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the Ministry of Defense Board.

"The sole guarantor, I said it, it has slipped, the sole guarantor of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity was Russia," he said. According to Putin, the aggressor country, when "created the USSR, transferred Russian historical territories with the population" and put "huge resources" there. In addition, the President of the Russian Federation added that Joseph Stalin gave "Western lands" to Ukraine after the Second World War.

"He gave some of the Polish lands, Lviv and so on, how many, several regions. 10 million people live. In order not to offend the Poles, compensated their losses at the expense of Germany . . . He took part in Romania, part of Hungary. ", - says the dictator. Putin also added that people who live there want to return to their "historical homeland". "And those countries that have lost these territories, primarily Poland, sleep and see how to return.