Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernigov – the original Ukrainian territories. Such a statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
“Russia conquered Novorossia during the wars with Turkey, the West of Ukraine Stalin took during the Second World War from Hungary, Romania, Poland. In fact, Ukraine came to Russia only with 3 territories – Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv. The rest went later, then it went to it, Including from Lenin, ”said Vladimir Putin.