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Not really. Look at the big picture. Due to Ukrainian corruption over the past 30 years the transition from communism to democracy was botched, even worse than
by morpheos137 4y ago
Not really. Look at the big picture. Due to Ukrainian corruption over the past 30 years the transition from communism to democracy was botched, even worse than it was in Russia post-Yeltsin.
Economic failure secondary to corruption resulted in unhappy people. Naturally people fell back into ethno-nationalist populism and violence and politicians promised pot of gold at the end of the rainbow solutions like EU or NATO membership to deflect attention from their domestic failures.
- nosuchthing 4y agoThe deal for EU membership was tied to a poison apple of requirements from IMF + EU loans that demanded sweeping austerity. the pre-Euromaidan politicians decided to take the loan offered from Russia that did not require the austerity cuts to social services, pensions, and selling off public infrastructure. Euromaidan violence followed and after the coup everything continued to escalate and collapse into the Ukrainian "civil war" much of the eastern Ukrainian population was dehumanized after euromaidan. language laws passed, large opposition parties were made illegal. violent ultranationalists like azov begin gaining power. Ukrainian civilians have been abused and victimized by corruption for many years, decades.
- bigDinosaur 4y agoPutin has been quite clear that this is full blood and soil, Ukrainian identity doesn't exist and all of Ukraine is actually Russia. They do not care about Ukrainian corruption in the slightest.