The current situation in Ukraine is a danger for the Russian Federation, but Moscow has not created this situation, said on Thursday the President of Russia Vladimir Putin. "It (the situation in Ukraine √ approx. OPINION), by itself, creates a danger for us, but have we created this situation, "√ Putin said, speaking at the final session of the XII annual meeting of the international discussion club " Valdai ", RIA " Novosti ". The head said that the Russian Federation is not struggling with the choice of the Ukrainian people, but Against the forcible change of power in this country. "Russia's position is not that we are struggling with the choice of the Ukrainian people, we accept any choice ≈ it is in truth a brotherly country to us, brotherly people, and I do not make difference between Russians and Ukrainians, but we are Against this form of power change. It is bad in General, wherever It was in the world, and in the post-Soviet space is absolutely not acceptable, because let's face it, in many republics of the Soviet Union, no tradition of the country, is not formed a stable political system. A need to respect the fact that there is, cherish it, assist to develop", - has noticed the head of the country. Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic declared independence on the results of the referendums held eleven may 2014 in the range controlled by militias. On may 24 at the Congress of Donetsk and Lugansk people's Republic signed a Treaty establishing the Union of the people's Republic √ of Novorossiya. In Kiev DND and LNR not recognize. Against the February coup disgruntled residents of Eastern Ukraine Kyiv began in April a military operation. According to the UN at the end of August, victims of the conflict in the East of Ukraine more than 8 thousand People, at least 17, 6 thousand has Been damaged health, 1, 5 million people became internally displaced.