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Senators and consuls, good afternoon.
I greet all of you as It is my duty to speak here tonight. I am faced with one of the perhaps most difficult of my duties in this long process of struggle. The people are listening. The revolutionary fighters are listening, and the soldiers of the army are listening. Their fate is in our hands. A referendum was held in full compliance with democratic procedures and international norms in Ukraine . 95% of these people agree on one thing: They want us to wipe out their false and corrupt government. Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves! To understand the reason behind such a choice it is enough to know the history of Ukraine and what Russia and Ukraine have always meant for each other.
However, we had always said so. We had always said that there would be no point in resolving this matter at the last moment with a puny little military uprising, because if there is a military uprising, concealed from the people, our Revolution will go forward nonetheless and this time cannot be over the power. I believe that we are at a crossroads in our history. The tyranny has been overthrown. The happiness is tremendous, but nonetheless much remains to be done still. We are gravely concerned over the developments in Ukraine. But I believe that Ukraine will overcome all the hardships. We are not just neighbors, we are family and our future success depends on both of us, Russia and Ukraine. Unfortunately, what seemed impossible became a reality. The USSR fell apart. Things developed so swiftly that few people realised how truly dramatic those events and their consequences would be.
Today we can speak about it openly, and I would like to share with you some details of the negotiations that took place in the early 2000s. Time and time again attempts were made to deprive Russians of their historical memory, even of their language and to subject them to forced assimilation. This progress is a tribute to the brave people of Ukraine, and to the efforts of many nations.
It is the President's job -- it is the President's job to confront problems, not to pass them on to future Presidents and future generations. I will finish that job.
I greet all of you as It is my duty to speak here tonight. I am faced with one of the perhaps most difficult of my duties in this long process of struggle. The people are listening. The revolutionary fighters are listening, and the soldiers of the army are listening. Their fate is in our hands. A referendum was held in full compliance with democratic procedures and international norms in Ukraine . 95% of these people agree on one thing: They want us to wipe out their false and corrupt government. Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves! To understand the reason behind such a choice it is enough to know the history of Ukraine and what Russia and Ukraine have always meant for each other.
However, we had always said so. We had always said that there would be no point in resolving this matter at the last moment with a puny little military uprising, because if there is a military uprising, concealed from the people, our Revolution will go forward nonetheless and this time cannot be over the power. I believe that we are at a crossroads in our history. The tyranny has been overthrown. The happiness is tremendous, but nonetheless much remains to be done still. We are gravely concerned over the developments in Ukraine. But I believe that Ukraine will overcome all the hardships. We are not just neighbors, we are family and our future success depends on both of us, Russia and Ukraine. Unfortunately, what seemed impossible became a reality. The USSR fell apart. Things developed so swiftly that few people realised how truly dramatic those events and their consequences would be.
Today we can speak about it openly, and I would like to share with you some details of the negotiations that took place in the early 2000s. Time and time again attempts were made to deprive Russians of their historical memory, even of their language and to subject them to forced assimilation. This progress is a tribute to the brave people of Ukraine, and to the efforts of many nations.
It is the President's job -- it is the President's job to confront problems, not to pass them on to future Presidents and future generations. I will finish that job.