Both Russia and Europe understand that construction and maintenance of transit routes bypassing Ukraine would be much more expensive and complicated than modernization of existing routes on Ukrainian territory. However, they would do it because they do not see Ukraine as a reliable partner.
The Party of regions stated several times that this policy must be changed.
I think that the creation of an international gas transmission consortium involving Ukraine, Russia and the EU would be a compromise decision. It would help avoiding a gas collapse.
- What do you think about the situation with the Russian language in Ukraine?
- Our Party supports the idea of granting the Russian language the status of a second official language. This is one of the most important issues in Yanukovych’s campaign. Approximately 46% of the Ukrainian population is Russian-speaking residents, and their language rights must be protected.
I think that in a civilized society the ability to be bilingual means absence of violence in the language area. Within the last five years the officials have been trying to force people to like the Ukrainian language. However, Ukrainian cultural heritage was created centuries ago by our common ancestors and is closely linked to Russia.
Recently, the Ukrainian government announced that the official language in schools must be Ukrainian, and it must be spoken both during lessons and breaks.
Those who are trying to force the Russian language out must be responsible before the future generation. They deny it an opportunity to enjoy our common heritage.
Ukrainian pseudo-patriots are convinced that nationalism and protection of purity of the Ukrainian language means discrimination of the Russian language. This is dangerous thinking.
I think that the solution is simple. The government should take care of the development of the Ukrainian culture to help the young generation to appreciate the Ukrainian language. This is a natural, evolutionary process, and forcing the Ukrainian language on the people by presidential orders is a violation of both the culture and the people.
- What do you think about heroization of OUN and URA ?
- Napoleon Bonaparte used to say: “ History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.” Many post-Soviet countries tried to re-write the history. Ukraine is not an exception . Because of the “orange” power, unbiased analysis of historical events was replaced with nationalistic propaganda.
It split the society into two camps, those “pro” heroization of OUN and those who protects truthful history of the Great Patriotic War.
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