Russian President Vladimir Putin was caught in another lie about Ukraine, which he circulated with the help of an all-documentary film by American filmmaker Oliver Stone "Interview with Putin".

This is reported by the Russian The Insider.

About the fact that the Maidan activists "shot themselves" "After Yanukovych announced that he must postpone the signing of the Euroassociation agreement, mass riots immediately began ... Yanukovich did not give orders for the use of weapons against the demonstrators," Putin said..

After that, the Russian president agrees with Stone's words that "the police did not fire back, but retreated, recalled by Yanukovych".

Journalists note that after Yanukovych's refusal from association with the EU in exchange for Putin's promised $ 15 billion and a discount on gas on the Maidan, not riots began, but demonstrations.

In addition, "the number of casualties among policemen and citizens" shows that the siloviki shot the Ukrainians, and not vice versa: out of 106 militants killed in Euromaydane, there were 19 law enforcement officers.

On how Ukraine was "bad" after gaining independence "Immediately after independence, even more savage privatization, a decline in the standard of living of the population. Immediately after independence. Moreover, which authorities did not change each other, nothing changed for the life of an average citizen, "Putin said..

In The Insider note that the decline in the standard of living in Ukraine began long before independence and became more of a cause than a consequence. In particular, already in 1989, the Ukrainian SSR informed the Council of Ministers of the USSR of problems with the provision of flour and bakery products.

On the "legitimacy of the referendum" in the annexed Crimea "It's not we decided to join the Crimea. These people living in the Crimea decided to join Russia. Parliament, elected by Ukrainian law, absolutely legitimate parliament of Crimea, announced a referendum, "Putin said..

However, The Insider reminds that the constitution of Ukraine does not imply the possibility for regions to put a question on secession on a referendum. Do not allow this and the constitution of the Russian Federation.

"Moreover, for just discussing the possibility of holding such referendums, according to the new Putin legislation, criminal cases are initiated against Russian citizens. Putin is well aware that the referendum in the Crimea was illegal, because he himself became the president for the first time on the wave of fighting the separatists in Chechnya, "the journalists concluded..

As reported by the "Observer", on the eve of Putin fell sharply criticized on the US because of Syria.

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