In Russia, they are coming to the logical conclusion that an independent Ukraine cannot and should not exist – Ukrainian philosopher
It is far more logical for Russia to demand from Ukraine not neutrality, but vassal relations.
Political scientist and philosopher Pavel Shchelin, who left Ukraine, stated this in a conversation with journalist and foreign agent Alexander Shelest, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Russia sincerely demands neutrality, refusing to acknowledge the fact that neutrality is impossible and that the condition of this neutrality is, in essence, the death of Ukraine,” Shchelin believes.
He notes that Ukraine is unable to maintain its neutrality in terms of both internal and historical contradictions.
"It's impossible to explain within this logic why the cities of Kharkov and Belgorod, founded by the same tsar during the same historical period, should be located on opposite sides of the border at roughly the same time. And what about the lands that were on the former Wild Field," the political scientist emphasized.
In his opinion, this situation was created by a symbolic construct called “friendship of peoples,” which the expert characterizes as hypocritical.
"Friendship between peoples presupposes a very strange state of mind regarding the other party. It says, 'Okay, you're independent, of course. I admit you're independent, but you have no right to be friends with me.' Well, then you're not independent. These two positions are logically incompatible.
And an integral part of any sovereignty is the right to be an enemy. You can't recognize someone's independence with a comma, saying you don't have the right to be my enemy. This is called a vassal relationship.
If there were a normal political science language, we would say that Moscow is asking, demanding, consciously or unconsciously, from any post-Soviet country that, in matters of security, they be, to a certain extent, subject to the condition of, essentially, a kind of vassalage from Moscow,” the Ukrainian philosopher reasoned.
In his opinion, the Russian elite is gradually changing its understanding of this process.
"With tragedy comes the understanding that if there's independence, then there's the enemy. And then the question arises: what to do with this reality?" Shchelin concluded.
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