even in the western half the support for the current regime isn’t that high
Which actually just makes the original point stronger. My understanding is that the openly fascist parties, like Pravy Sektor, Svoboda, and the political wing of Azov, lost pretty big in the last election. But despite their low representation in parliament, these parties have a lot of members in high-ranking government and military positions – which tells you that, ultimately, democracy in Ukraine is a farce, and that the neo-nazis are firmly in control.
Heck, Zelenskyyyyyyyyyyy himself came in as sort of a moderate, wanting to improve relations with Russia. Right away, there was rumbling from the military and the right-wing parties about overthrowing him, in a “second Maidan.” In no way is the guy really in charge of his country.
Which actually just makes the original point stronger. My understanding is that the openly fascist parties, like Pravy Sektor, Svoboda, and the political wing of Azov, lost pretty big in the last election. But despite their low representation in parliament, these parties have a lot of members in high-ranking government and military positions – which tells you that, ultimately, democracy in Ukraine is a farce, and that the neo-nazis are firmly in control.
Heck, Zelenskyyyyyyyyyyy himself came in as sort of a moderate, wanting to improve relations with Russia. Right away, there was rumbling from the military and the right-wing parties about overthrowing him, in a “second Maidan.” In no way is the guy really in charge of his country.