The head of administration of the President of the Russian Federation Sergei Ivanov said the events in Ukraine " civil war, leading to the genocide of their people ".

His assessment of the situation in Ukraine Ivanov made during the meeting on Thursday in the Rostov region with volunteers that help Ukrainian citizens who arrived in the Russian Federation.

" What is happening there, " I have no desire to rush loud phrases - but, in my opinion, This is a civil war, confidently turning into a genocide against its people, " said Ivanov.

He added that in the Rostov region " personally seen It And humanitarian catastrophe ".

Ivanov promised that " regional And Federal authorities, the Russian government will react And to help refugees." This innocent citizens, It is a brotherly nation, our citizens. And we will continue to do whatever They want, and there are many options - And It refugee status, And the status of temporary residence, And citizenship we have a procedure is currently very simplified ", - noticed the head of the presidential administration.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country And the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, how is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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