TV presenter Oksana Marchenko, the wife of the Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk and the president's cousin Vladimir Putin, stood up for the Russian language in Ukraine.

The corresponding statement she made in an interview with the publication "KP in UKrain".

Answering the journalist's question about the sources of conflicts between the Ukrainians, the TV presenter said that "the conflict was created artificially" and that there is no "desire for the powers that be". And also called for "stop investing in hatred" and "respect the right of everyone to their own opinion about history, religion and language".

"The conflict was created artificially - today all sensible people say about it.

It is also obvious that the authorities do not have to stop his desire. Yes, and this possibility, apparently, is absent. Money and politics, greed and pride rule the ball. Almost no love and compassion left. People should stop investing in hatred. We all live in one country, regardless of sometimes polar views. And today, in order to preserve it, we must respect the right of everyone to their own opinion in relation to history, religion, language, "the TV host said..