Former Governor of Donetsk, Ukraine: "Poroshenko sold out Donbas, he had secret deals with Russians"
Sergey Taruta, former head of the Donetsk State Administration, stated that Poroshenko had made a secret agreement with Russians in 2014. At that time, Poroshenko ensured that the armed column led by Yevgeny Prigozhin / Strelkov left Sloviansk smoothly, thus selling out Donbas, and later continued to cooperate with Russia through Viktor Medvedchuk.
"This was a deal between Poroshenko and the Russians. They reached an understanding. Muratko (the then commander of the Ukrainian army) of course only followed the orders of the Supreme Commander, and he received the order: do not hinder that terrorist column from peacefully entering Donetsk. At that time, I realized that Poroshenko had basically sold out Donbas. This is betrayal."
Sergey Taruta said, "After selling out Donbas, Poroshenko did not stop cooperating with Russia because of Medvedchuk, but actually continued his path. This pattern was very beneficial for Medvedchuk himself. For many years, he boasted to Putin about his influence in Ukraine, and boasted about Poroshenko's influence in Russia. The Russians were also happy to take advantage of this."
Original: toutiao.com/article/1860096773171340/
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