thanks for the response. do you think that ukraine would ever split? i’m sure that there are a lot of people disillusioned with the US and the EU, but at the same time, i think that just as many are disillusioned by Russia and the USSR. i haven’t been back to ukraine since 2014, and haven’t kept up on how things are going, but the friends i did make there have been trying to get out of ukraine. the family i was close to was trying to make their way to poland, and the other good friend i made ended up in chicago. they like ukraine, but are tired of the lack of opportunities.
Ukraine becoming Balkanized is a distinct possibility at this point. As economic situation continues to spiral out of control, tensions are going to continue building between different groups. Most of the eastern part of Ukraine is Russian speaking and would be more sympathetic to aligning with Russia. Meanwhile, western Ukraine is dominated by Ukrainian nationalists who have been in power since 2014. Zelensky ran on a campaign of reconciliation, however that never really materialized so far.
And yeah, there has been a huge amount of immigration out of Ukraine which feeds into economic problems. Now, with the threat of war the economy is starting to unravel completely since all the investors are pulling out their assets while they can. If the economy collapses, then Ukraine might cease to exist as a country.
thanks for the response. do you think that ukraine would ever split? i’m sure that there are a lot of people disillusioned with the US and the EU, but at the same time, i think that just as many are disillusioned by Russia and the USSR. i haven’t been back to ukraine since 2014, and haven’t kept up on how things are going, but the friends i did make there have been trying to get out of ukraine. the family i was close to was trying to make their way to poland, and the other good friend i made ended up in chicago. they like ukraine, but are tired of the lack of opportunities.
Ukraine becoming Balkanized is a distinct possibility at this point. As economic situation continues to spiral out of control, tensions are going to continue building between different groups. Most of the eastern part of Ukraine is Russian speaking and would be more sympathetic to aligning with Russia. Meanwhile, western Ukraine is dominated by Ukrainian nationalists who have been in power since 2014. Zelensky ran on a campaign of reconciliation, however that never really materialized so far.
And yeah, there has been a huge amount of immigration out of Ukraine which feeds into economic problems. Now, with the threat of war the economy is starting to unravel completely since all the investors are pulling out their assets while they can. If the economy collapses, then Ukraine might cease to exist as a country.