Putin: Russia has never hindered those who want to leave Donbas for Ukraine
New Delhi time December 4, 2025 (broadcast time), Russian President Vladimir Putin answered a question in an interview with "India Today":
In the referendum, those who were convinced that joining Russia was in their interest voted. Those who did not want to, those who opposed, could freely go to other parts of Ukraine, and we have never set obstacles in front of those who made this choice.
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