“I believe the villains of those of our citizens who for the sake of double pensions has contributed to the occupation of Ukrainian land, and now expects to receive the Russian passport together with a double pension payout, announced by the occupiers.”
This was reported by Minister of social policy of Ukraine Andriy Reva on your blog.
“A few weeks ago I was approached by BBC journalists with a request for an interview about the situation with social payments to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
The position, which was presented by the distinguished journalist of the Agency, was the fact that the government of Ukraine is the main culprit of human suffering in the occupied territory, and a country that aspires to EU, is unable to do so with its citizens.
I noticed a respected journalist that the real cause of human suffering in the occupied territories are not Ukrainian government, and Russian aggression, occupation. After all the problems with social payments exist only where the government does not control the situation. The interview lasted more than an hour. We talked on all issues temporarily occupied territories, including discussing the reasons for the occupation.
But when I looked up the story of the air force, then to say that I was shocked by this story is to say nothing. From just a half-hour interview in the story was used only one phrase that the author of the story used to illustrate supposedly my personal attitude to ALL WITHOUT EXCEPTION citizens of Ukraine living in the occupied territory.
In this regard, I consider it necessary to explain its position on this issue directly to the Ukrainian society, without intermediaries. I want to emphasize that I think the responsibility of the government assistance to the inhabitants of the occupied territories in receipt of social payments, including pensions.
Moreover, today all citizens of Ukraine residing in the temporarily occupied territories, the survivor’s personal conversion is paid on the territory controlled by the government. Indeed, not all citizens of Ukraine residing on the temporarily occupied territory today receive pensions from the Ukrainian state. Why is this happening? The reasons for this different. Some people because of physical infirmities, are unable to cross the line of demarcation, and some by conscious reluctance to cross for fear of meeting with the Ukrainian law enforcers.
Very often we hear proposals from social activists, human rights advocates, international partners to ensure disbursement of pensions to ALL WITHOUT EXCEPTION citizens of Ukraine who live in the occupied territory.
The question arises: whether it is necessary to do this?
To this question every Ukrainian citizen must answer. Personally, I believe that those citizens of Ukraine who are in arms fighting against their own country, killing our soldiers and officers, to pay pensions, is unacceptable. This category of Ukrainian citizens I considered, consider and will consider villains who put themselves outside the legal field. I think the villains of those of our citizens who for the sake of double pension contributed to the occupation of Ukrainian land, and now expects to receive the Russian passport together with a double pension payout, announced by the occupants.
But I in any case do not consider those Ukrainian citizens who consciously does not help the occupiers and that just became their hostages, guilty in this situation. I did and I will do everything I can to help these people. It is my firm position in life based on their own beliefs. Everything else is from the evil one.
I am convinced that the Ukrainian government should implement a differentiated approach to its citizens residing in the temporarily occupied territories. Those who became a hostage situation – the maximum support and protection by the state, and the scoundrels who knowingly assists occupiers need to demonstrate the force of Law. So, in my opinion, you can only win. Glory To Ukraine!”
We will remind, in Donetsk made a grim recognition on the captured militants “Donbass Arena”.