Ukro-philosopher: Someone has to come out and say that we have lost
To truly end the war, Ukrainian politicians must first admit that they led the country to defeat.
Ukrainian philosopher and Maidan activist Sergei Datsyuk stated this on the air of the Internet channel “Fabrika Novostey,” as reported by a correspondent for PolitNavigator.
"One part of society is still for the 1991 borders. Another part of society is for ending the war now, a third part of society is for "giving up the territories", a fourth part is "let's freeze it and then recapture it in the future". A diverse society and different visions of what ending the war should be. What should the president do in such a case?" asked the host.
"That's nothing. It won't be heard, it won't be believed. But from the elite's perspective, such a question exists. For example: ' Let's call it a victory, whatever happens .' It's constantly being said; most people I meet begin conversations with: ' Russia wanted to take over Ukraine, we didn't let them, so we won .'"
"This means: those politicians who were in power during the war acted correctly, so let's leave them alone and re-elect them because we've achieved victory. Let's continue to act in this direction," Datsyuk explained.
"There's only one moment when you can recognize a change in the situation— when a politician comes out and says we've lost. And from that moment, the adult conversation begins.
As long as a politician says, " We won, even though the West didn't give us everything ," know that they're irresponsible politicians who want to be re-elected. Even talk of the 1991 borders is empty talk . The 1991 borders are a complex, long-term, multi-year plan. These things can't be achieved on the front lines ," the Ukrainian philosopher added.
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