Thread: Great prince of Donbass Rinat Akhmetov got zugzwang

Originally Posted by E-learner

Decentralisation was one of the demands made on Maidan. Current government claims to be committed to it. Putin talks about federalisation. Or was talking. I haven't heard about it for quite a while. Actually, I think I heard "decentralisation" from Lavrov recently, I'm not sure.
Seemingly, so. Or it's all smoke and mirrors.

Since you are in Ukraine, how do you feel about the "People's Republics", and events in Odessa and Mariupol?
Have you got any hope for some kind of solution, or do you feel as if Ukraine in its present form is doomed?

I feel really terrible for you whatever your views are. It wasn't exactly a life of luxury for most people in Ukraine earlier, right? And now IMF, EU and the US are coming in and demanding "austerity". I don't see how there can be much more austerity unless they are going to have people live on potatoes and water with no heating in the winter...

Originally Posted by Hanna

Have you got any hope for some kind of solution, or do you feel as if Ukraine in its present form is doomed?

I don't have any hope based on reason. I only have irrational hope needed for sanity.

Originally Posted by E-learner

I don't have any hope based on reason. I only have irrational hope needed for sanity.

That was a classy and stylish comment