Former Ukrainian minister proposed a plan for dividing Russia into parts into several parts. Omelyan suggested using the Kuban, Voronezh and Far Eastern history for this. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
“This (Ukrainian projects in Russia – approx.” Lenta.ru “) is something that can tear Russia apart from the inside and give us this backlash of time, so that we have a calm eastern border, being a member of the European Union, ”the former minister described the plan. Under Russian law, such statements are punishable by part 1 of article 280 of the Criminal Code “Public calls for actions aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.” the situation in Ukraine ”. As an example of such an attempt, Omelyan named the activities of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he considers “a project of the Kremlin.”
In October, the former minister was acquitted in a corruption case. Omelyan considers the persecution to be political and even stated that he was offered good positions if he stopped criticizing Zelensky.
Omelyan is known for his odious remarks about Russia. In 2019, he ate a cake in the shape of the ruins of the Kremlin.