▁demand ing ▁that ▁" the ▁Ma idan ▁hen ch men , ▁who ▁over th rew ▁the ▁legit imate ▁president , ▁to ▁immediately ▁stop ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁their ▁own ▁people , ▁to ▁ful fill ▁all ▁the ▁oblig ations ▁under ▁the ▁Ag re ement ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁February ." ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁compared ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁the ▁D PR ▁and ▁L PR - control led ▁cities ▁of ▁Don et sk ▁and ▁Lu h ansk ▁to ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁L ening rad ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War : ▁" S ad ly , ▁it ▁rem inds ▁me ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁when ▁German ▁fasc ist ▁forces ▁surrounded ▁our ▁cities , ▁like ▁L ening rad , ▁and ▁sh elled ▁population ▁cent res ▁and ▁their ▁residents ". ▁On ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁Investig ative ▁Committee ▁of ▁Russia ▁published ▁an ▁ins ult ing ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁with ▁tre ats ▁of ▁the ▁N ure m berg - 2 ▁tri als ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁calling ▁Ukrain ian ▁language ▁ret arded . ▁▁ ▁Sweden : ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁then ▁Swedish ▁foreign ▁minister ▁Carl ▁Bild t ▁said ▁that ▁"[ Russ ian ▁president ▁Vladimir ] ▁Put in ' s ▁actions ▁threaten ▁the ▁entire ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁post - C old ▁War ▁order ▁in ▁Europe " ▁and ▁that ▁" U k raine ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁nation . ▁It ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁choose ▁its ▁own ▁dest iny . ▁If ▁it