United Russia will protect Russia from Albats

The United Russia faction in the State Duma intends to send deputy requests regarding the proposal of the editor -in -chief of The New Times Evgenia Albats to divide Russia in the Ural ridge.

This was stated today, October 18, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Transport Sergey Ten, speaking before the plenary meeting of the lower house. According to him, the journalist’s proposal caused a wave of indignation on social networks. “Millions of people are written with indignation about this statement,” the United Russia website quotes Tena.

“This suggests that people also perceive this as an insult addressing to them,” said the deputy chairman of the Duma committee. He also emphasized that "Russia is gaining momentum" and "becomes stronger behind the Ural ridge."

On Wednesday, October 16, in the program “Special Opinion” of the Echo of Moscow radio station, Evgenia Albats said: “Honestly, I see no particular problem and if Russia is divided along the Ural ridge. I think this is inevitable. "

“Moreover, the development of the economy, including the development of the Far East, occurs today, it seems to me absolutely inevitable that one way or another Siberia will become some part, well, some kind of economic vassal of China. It seems to me that this is an absolutely inevitable thing. Actually, books are written on this subject, ”the journalist explained.