It was important for the Republic of North Macedonia to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine, since it too has faced denial of its national identity, which is essentially medieval behavior.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of North Macedonia Zoran Dimitrovski stated this in an interview with Ukrinform.
He emphasized that for his country it was very important to show solidarity and support Ukrainians when Putin said that Ukraine is not a sovereign state and that “Ukrainians are, in his view, essentially Russians who happened to become Ukrainians.”
“And we know that this narrative is terrible, and actually we experienced this narrative through years, because also the Macedonian identity was denied by some of our neighbors, our language was denied, as your language Ukraine is denied. But if you’re questioning someone’s identity, someone’s original in the historicism of a nation, it’s actually, it’s a former medieval behavior, it’s not an issue for the 21st century, that each and every nation should have a right to sovereignty, to develop its identity,” Dimitrovski explained.
The diplomat assured that every nation has the right to sovereignty and the development of its own identity.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) stated in a report that the continuity of repressive practices over the past century proves the systemic policy of the Russian aggressor aimed at destroying Ukrainians.
Source: Deputy FM of North Macedonia: Questioning national identity is medieval
