"Actually, as I have already said, Soviet Ukraine is the result of the Bolsheviks' policy and can be rightfully called Vladimir Lenin's. He was its author and architect.
This is fully and comprehensively corroborated by archival documents, including Lenin's harsh instructions regarding . . .which was actually shoved into Ukraine.
And today the "grateful progeny" has overturned monuments to Lenin in Ukraine. They call it decommunization.
You want decommunization? Very well, this suits us just fine. But why stop halfway? We are ready to show what real decommunization would mean for Ukraine." - Russian President Vladimir Putin. The excerpt of the speech is from 7:45 - 8:22 in the video below.
Video Title: Vladimir Putin's Address on NATO, Ukraine, and Recognition of Donetsk and Lugansk - ENG Subtitles. Source: Michael Rossi Poli Sci. Date Published: February 23, 2022. Description:
Address by President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation on the Situation in Ukraine, the position of NATO, and the Status of the Donbass
21 February 2022
Complete speech in Russian with English subtitles.