“The compromise is required not to preserve the parliamentarism, but the country,” the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn said in the interview to the Rada TV Channel on Monday.
V.Lytvyn stressed that Ukraine “is a beautiful country, but at the same time complicated”. According to him, Ukraine became unified, in the territorial context, only in 1954. “Before that, different parts of the territory belonged to different state formations. Now they bear traces of respective cultures, mentality, external political aspirations, etc.”
According to the Chairman of the Parliament, religious issues are also problematic. V.Lytvyn stressed that Ukraine is a multi denominational country “political sympathies are imposed on churches”. “Certain denominations resemble parties, since they openly and demonstratively show commitment to this or that political force,” he said. The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada noted that all these factors “form “an explosive mixture”.
The Chairman of the Parliament stressed that if there is a dialogue, leading to a compromise it would mean that our country is integral. “If there is no mutual understanding, there will be no Ukraine. Generally speaking, the issue should be viewed in this dimension,” he stressed.
V.Lytvyn felt sorry that politicians continue demonstrating the established practice and try to divide the country and put people at odds. “As a result, we cannot cement Ukraine as a country not only after elections, but also after political campaign,” he said.
V.Lytvyn stressed that Ukraine as a state “develops through convulsions”. He believes that the practice when far-reaching decisions are taken only after the conflicts reach their peak cannot continue any longer. “I have stressed and still stress that we have to learn to listen to each other and discuss. People’s interests and needs are of utmost importance,” he noted. “I apprehensively watch as wave of demagoguery covers the country once again. It is a dangerous period when demagoguery in Ukraine starts to be perceived seriously. It means that we should wait for a disaster. We cannot allow this happen”.