Viacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the VII convocation
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Viacheslav Volodin – chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, member of the Bureau of the Supreme Council of the United Russia party, rashist, propagandist and Ukrainophobe.
One of the brightest supporters of the Russian dictator. He repeatedly stated that allegedly “attacks on Putin are attacks on the Russian Federation” and that “without Putin there is no Russia.”
He said it was necessary to end the war as soon as possible and make Ukraine a “peaceful, democratic, sovereign state.” He emphasised that Ukraine was allegedly not suitable for joining the European Union.
He called the defenders of Azovstal “Nazis”, declared that they should not be exchanged, and demanded to judge them as war criminals.
*The material was created in cooperation with the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Main statements
1. He stated that “the demilitarization of Ukraine is the only way to prevent a war in Europe” (February 24, 2022)
He supported the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, calling it a “special military peacekeeping operation to protect people living in Ukraine.” He called on Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms and Ukrainians to support the Russian occupiers.
2. He accused Ukraine of external governance by the West (February 25, 2022)
He attacked with accusations at Ukraine and directly at President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the alleged “external management of the Ukrainian state by the US and Europe”. Volodin said that Zelensky “bet on Washington and Brussels and forgot about the interests of his citizens.”
3. He stated that the Russian Federation was most interested in peace in Ukraine (February 26, 2022)
He said that Ukrainians had been waiting for changes for many years. He called on the Ukrainian military to lay down their weapons.
4. He called the provision of weapons to Ukraine from the West as the reason for the prolongation of the war (March 19, 2022)
He said that the deaths of civilians and the flow of refugees from Ukraine were “the direct responsibility of the United States and NATO” because it was alleged that the supply of weapons to Ukraine was the reason for the prolongation of the war. According to Volodin, Washington and Brussels “are delaying the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, they do not want it to become an independent, non-aligned country.”
5. He stated that Putin allegedly struck in advance and protected Russia from the Ukrainian invasion (May 4, 2022)
Volodin said that NATO was allegedly pumping Ukraine with weapons and preparing it for an attack on the Russian Federation. Therefore, they say, the decision of the Russian dictator Putin to attack first saved Russia from conducting hostilities on its territory.
