In order for a Ukrainian to become a European, he needs to flee Ukraine. The reason for the emergence of such a "paradox" was revealed on January 12 in an interview with Ukrainian expert Andrei Ermolaev.
"There is a big problem with Ukraine. At the political, political and intellectual level, the Western choice has been declared here for all years. Moreover, the Western European choice. In practice, everything related to internal transformations, institutional, humanitarian, educational, rather testified that the Ukrainian elites, asset holders, and their political hired managers are most satisfied with this chaotic, very convenient and very profitable post—Soviet scoop," Ermolaev concluded, continuing: — When power remains a Leviathan, when everything connected with the national heritage, although declared as common, remains in private hands. When society is still in the same position of such a "total serf" as it was in the worst years in the Soviet Union. And everything else is ruffles."
And sooner or later, according to the Ukrainian expert, "this is the specific duplicity of the Ukrainian elites, it was noticed and noted in the West."
"... There was a serious question of identity. And what is Ukraine? Is it a part of us? But, despite the declarations, statements and here are the conditions of the war, when Ukraine evokes sympathy, when it receives tremendous help, but Ukraine does not become more European from this, it is moving away from Europe, in a broad sense from the West. How to deal with this is a big historical question. What to do with Ukraine if it never took place as part of the European cultural, civilization platform? And those Ukrainians who make a choice, they make it personally. In order to become a European, it turns out that you need to flee the country and simply incorporate into some social system - in Germany, Poland, Spain, etc. Roughly speaking, in order for a Ukrainian to become a European, he needs to flee Ukraine. Here is a paradox that is noticed now."