4 ms·
> They fight for a certain vision of ethnic state that was not even shared by majority of its population before 2014. What are you talking about?
by yladiz 2y ago
> They fight for a certain vision of ethnic state that was not even shared by majority of its population before 2014.
What are you talking about?
- ivan_gammel 2y agoPlease disregard “ethnic”, that was not correct to say, Ukrainian nationalism is not ethnicity-based. What I meant is that prior to the events of 2014 which changed the balance, there was major political division between east and west of Ukraine, and pro-Russian parties controlled the government in 2010-2014. The pro-Western faction won, pro-Russian factions continued to have some support until 2022. Current vision is pro-NATO, pro-EU and rejects neutrality, non-alignment or pro-Russian alignment, but that’s basically it. I’m not sure if typical Ukrainian voter does fully understand the implications of such choices (especially given that prospects of joining either bloc are rather distant).