Tomenko told the Ukrainian version of the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda that the computer game, Operation Galichina, was politically incorrect and that there was no need to complicate already uneasy Russian-Ukrainian relations, exchange diplomatic notes or create hostilities.
The game, released July 12, assumes that the 2008 Ukrainian presidential elections were won by the fictitious pro-Russia candidate Sergei Grishkov and that the country's western regions do not recognize the results, bought by Russia.
"Ukraine turns to Russia with a request to help it restore its territorial integrity [in its western regions]. You are the commander of a Russian special forces unit. Your assignment is to find and destroy militants' bases and hideouts, capture their leaders and storm mutinous cities," the game says.
Galichina was a region split between southern Poland and western Ukraine and the Ukrainian Nazi SS division was also called Galichina.
Tomenko urged politicians, academics and political analysts from Russia and Ukraine to intensify communication and hold roundtable discussions.
"We need to overcome this electoral syndrome in our relations and cooperate on the basis of the principles of political correctness and respect," Tomenko said.
