Spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Hryhoriy Tykhyy, commented on May 23 regarding the statements made by Russian officials about the alleged existence of the USSR. According to him, the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 was one of the most significant and hopeful moments at the end of the 20th century. He emphasized that the Soviet Union collapsed “once and for all.”
This is reported by Київ24
In his remarks, Tykhyy stated:
“Instead of proposing absurd legal fantasies, those with outdated minds stuck in the Soviet past should ask what toilet paper their families used during the USSR era. They won’t be able to answer because it didn’t exist. Enough of this Soviet-nostalgic nonsense.”
Statements by Russian Politicians on the Legitimacy of the USSR
On May 21, Russian presidential advisor Anton Kobyakov claimed that the founding body of the Soviet Union did not participate in its collapse, and therefore, according to him, the USSR allegedly still exists legally. Subsequently, the head of the State Duma’s committee on family, motherhood, fatherhood, and childhood, as well as a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Nina Ostanina, stated that the deputies are ready to raise the issue of the potential illegality of the USSR’s collapse.
The comments from these politicians prompted a reaction from the Institute for the Study of War, which noted that the Russian authorities are reviving their long-standing position of rejecting the legality of the 1991 collapse. This is likely done with the intention of denying the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and Belarus in the future.