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Please 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 ch
by ivan_gammel 2y ago
Please 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).