Rusins supported Donetsk and Lugansk and demand the autonomy

Pyotr Getsko, the prime minister of the government of the Republic Subcarpathian Russia, the coordinator of network of the Rusin movement tells about a situation in Zakarpatye after the known statement of the prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán for need to exercise the right of Rusins and Hungarians on a wide autonomy.

— How do the Rusins treat the elections in Ukraine? Are they the legitimate?

From the moment of revolution in Ukraine the Rusins consider the Kiev junta completely illegitimate. But after events in Odessa we perceive junta not simply as the members of putsch, but already as obvious criminals.

In this context it is important to note a situation at elections in Syria which the USA doesn’t recognize legitimate. They reason the position that there are military operations therefore it is impossible to recognize elections lawful. But, nevertheless, in Ukraine which is practically in the same situation as Syria, the USA urge to recognize the upcoming elections as legitimate.

Besides, the process of elections in the conditions of a recognized referendum and realization of its results in the Crimea isn’t lawful because the Constitution of rather territorial structure of the country isn’t changed. Elections are tried to be hold in representation that in Ukraine nothing occurred, the peace and calmness reign and the same quantity of areas is its part. But without Constitution change the question of elections, of course, is illegitimate. It is a hard and principled stand of Rusins.

Besides, the Rusins demand the recognition of results of a referendum of 1991 about the special self-governed territory of Zakarpatye as the subject which isn’t entering any other territorial educations, for what 78,8% then voted and the Beregovsky regional referendum about the Hungarian national and cultural autonomy for which more than 80% of the population voted. The question of possibility of recognition of any elections in Ukraine can be brought up only after recognition of Zakarpatye regional and Beregovsky regional referenda — it is an uncontested position of Rusins.

— What do you think of statements of the prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán concerning possibility of granting of a territorial autonomy to the Hungarian ethnic minority?

Concerning three last statements of the prime minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán and several statements of the Jobbik party leader Gábor Vona — Rusins stand on the same positions. The Hungarian minority, as well as Rusin, has just the same rights and we consider realization of the Zakarpatye regional referendum in the uniform block with realization of the Beregovsky regional referendum about the Hungarian national and cultural autonomy.

The statement of the prime minister of Hungary has very much importance. If earlier the Rusins were accused that they are «hand of the Kremlin», Orban’s statement removes a question of Rusin autonomy to the course of the European policy. Universal, democratic questions of the right of the nation on self-determination were fully realized on these two referenda. That they were unrealized clearly speaks about a situation in already former Ukraine which after March 16 lost the status of subjectivity as the state and became the cancelled state.

— What is the relation of Rusins to referenda in Donetsk and Lugansk areas?

First of all, Rusins recognized also a referendum in the Crimea as we recognized the taken place referenda in the Lugansk and Donetsk national republics. Besides, we expressed condolences on an occasion of tragic events in Odessa and recognized the Odessa national republic right after the announcement of its creation though the referendum didn’t pass there yet. Besides, we count on mutually recognition — now we prepare a package of documents and we conduct negotiations with representatives of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

— Is it possible that the situation in Zakarpatye will develop according to the same scenario as in the Donetsk, Lugansk national republics? Will the Zakarpatye National Republic be created?

Such option, of course, is possible. The only difference can be in a format. Viktor Orbán recognized that our right for «Rusin-Hungarian» autonomy has to be carried out. Rusins consider that in this case the prime minister of Hungary and as the Jobbik party leader Gábor Vona acted as the European guarantors of that it is realized peacefully in Zakarpatye. And it is the fundamental difference from events in the Southeast.

We plan that soon the conference organized by Russia and Hungary has to take place on which Rusins, Hungarians and Romanians of Zakarpatye will be present where the coordinated address to world community about control over realization of results of the Zakarpatye regional referendum of 1991 will be signed.

As peacekeeping forces, in case of need of their introductions, we see representatives of Hungary and Russia that didn’t accuse us that we speak only about Russia. Or, as a last resort, those peacekeeping forces which will are offered by the UN.

Peacekeeping forces have to guarantee referendum realization without provocations. Thus we know those concrete structures, surnames and addresses of persons who oppose not simply referendum realization, but against Rusins and Hungarians in principle. They call them separatists and imperialists. They have a slogan: «To expel the Rusin and Magyar separatists from primordial Ukrainian lands!» Such position in Zakarpatye always was sounded by the society «Prosvita» which is financed from the Ukrainian budget. «People's Movement of Ukraine», All-Ukrainian Union «Svoboda"and other nationalist organizations are based in «Prosvita» building.

The first time such appeal sounded on March 14, 2008 in Day of declaration of Carpathian Ukraine. We consider that it is a fascist, anti-Slavic and anti-Russian position. And in this situation all Slavic people have to be consolidated to reject pressure of fascist forces in Ukraine and to exercise the fair right for self-determination.