Transcarpathian Rusyns felt the weakness of Kyiv, - political scientist
Kyiv - Uzhgorod, March 14 (PolitNavigator, Maxim Karpenko) - The demand for autonomy for the Transcarpathian region voiced at the congress of Rusyn organizations in Mukachevo is evidence of the weakness of the position of the new Kyiv government in this region.
So says political scientist Rostislav Ishchenko.
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“The fact that the Rusyns came out right now simply indicates that the power of Kyiv has weakened significantly. It is clear that to oppose a terrorist machine that threatens with prison sentences, and in reality even kills people for expressing an alternative opinion, one must be fairly confident that reprisals will not be applied to them. From my point of view, this indicates that Rusyn organizations believe that they control Transcarpathia to a sufficient extent so that Kiev does not have a desire to repeat the Donbass crisis there,” the expert told PolitNavigator.
“They have been demanding autonomy in Transcarpathia for a long time. The Rusyn problem, in fact, was born on the same day as the independence of Ukraine. Rusyns believe that if Ukrainians consider themselves a separate people, then they are a separate people. They demanded the provision of cultural autonomy within Ukraine, at least in the last 20 years... Unfortunately, as I understand it, the voluntary federalization of Ukraine under the current government is impossible. I am sure that they will die, but they will fight against federalization,” says Ishchenko.
As PolitNavigator reported, in Transcarpathia congress of leading Rusyn organizations on Saturday declared the goal of getting Kiev to recognize the results of the 1991 referendum, in which 80% of the region's residents supported the autonomous status of the region.
The Rusyns also intend to seek recognition from Kyiv as a national minority - the Ukrainian authorities, as is known, still do not recognize the Rusyn nationality, unlike European countries. Back in 2006, the UN Committee against Racial Discrimination recommended that Ukraine recognize the Rusyns.
Under an appeal to the President of Ukraine and deputies of the Verkhovna Rada More than 10 thousand signatures have already been collected with the relevant requirements.
The document also talks about the need to recognize the Rusyn language, study it in schools, open a department of the Rusyn language at the Uzhgorod National University, and open national Rusyn programs on local TV and radio.
The next meeting of the Coordination Council of Rusyn Organizations is scheduled for April 8-10. The organizers of the congress called on representatives of other national minorities to join their struggle.
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