Zelensky urged residents of Donbass who consider themselves Russian to leave for Russia

The President of Ukraine stressed that "no one will expel anyone," this should be an independent decision of a person. Zelensky urged people who consider themselves Ukrainians to hold on. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on the residents of the self-proclaimed republics in the territory of Donbass to “self-determine". "I believe that if today you live in the temporarily occupied territory of Donbass and you think that "our cause is right", "we are in Russia", "we are Russians" it is a big mistake to stay in the Donbass ...", he said in an interview published on the Internet page of the TV channel "Dom" on Thursday, August 5 At the same time, the president emphasized that “no one will expel anyone,” this should be an independent decision of a person. “If you love Russia and have been on the territory of Ukraine all your life and felt that this is Russia, then you must understand that and your grandchildren, you already need to go and look for a place in Russia, "Zelensky said. Donbass will never be Russian territory The same residents of Donbass who feel like Ukrainians, "respect the flag and the Ukrainian language," he urged to stay, to hold on, because "this land will be de-occupied in any case." According to the head of state, Donbass will never be the territory of Russia. "It doesn't matter how much it will be occupied, you know? It's like the wall that was in Germany. In any case, people, history will seize the moment - and the wall will collapse," Zelensky said. The Ukrainian TV channel "Dom" is specially organized for broadcasting in the territories of Donbass not controlled by Kiev, its programs are broadcasted in Russian.