MOSCOW, may 3 – RIA Novosti. The accusations against Russia from the foreign Ministry of Ukraine of unwillingness to investigate the cause of the tragedy in Odessa – the cynicism and arrogance, Kiev is trying to absolve themselves of responsibility and find an excuse for their criminal inaction, told reporters the head of the Duma Committee on international Affairs Leonid Slutsky.
Earlier, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the occasion of the anniversary of the tragedy in Odessa on 2 may 2014, said that Russia is the only party that is not interested in establishing an objective picture of the tragic events.
“the Charges of the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine of unwillingness to investigate the cause of the tragedy in Odessa – the cynicism and arrogance. The Russian side at various levels called for an objective investigation of the circumstances of the Odessa “Khatyn”, but, unfortunately, its actual outcome is still no”, – said the Deputy.
Slutsky stressed that the regime of ex-President of Petro Poroshenko, “with the tacit approval of his Western patrons deliberately delayed the investigation” team and the current head of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky also had not made any serious efforts to establish the truth.
“Now, in the interpretation of the Ukrainian foreign Ministry, six years after the tragic events in them were to blame… Russia. Kiev following the example of their overseas curators trying to absolve themselves of responsibility and to justify their own criminal inaction due to external factors,” – said Slutsky.
According to the MP, such statements of the Ukrainian authorities continue to “continue to cover the Nazis, who unleashed a bloodbath in the House of trade unions may 2, 2014”.
After the change of power in Ukraine, the activists of “antimiani” in the protest tent camp in Kulikovo field in Odessa. Day 2 may 2014 in the heart of the Greek area began a scuffle between activists of “antimiani” on one side and football “ultras” from Kharkov and Odessa, and radicals “euromayday” on the other. The fight ended with the destruction of the tent camp and the burning House of trade unions where took refuge the representatives of “Maidan”. At the same time many of those who tried to escape from the crowd of radicals was shot.
the victims of the tragedy that day was 48 people, six — near Greek square and the shopping center “Athena” (two of them died in hospitals), 42 — on the Kulikovo field and the House of trade unions (three of them died in hospital). Six people died from gunshot wounds, ten fell out of the Windows of the burning building and broke, 32, died from burns and poisoning with carbon monoxide. More than 250 people were injured.
