Podoliak also believes that Russia’s victory would be a significant setback for the West as it would “not be able to claim global leadership” while its “autocratic” rivals would have free reign to attack other territories.** He also admitted that “the war is unpopular”** in Ukraine but rejected any peace engagement with Russia, insisting that Moscow wants to “subjugate” Kiev.
Students protested in Lviv, Western Ukraine on Tuesday, after a professor and former MP claimed that Russian speaking frontline soldiers cannot be considered ‘true Ukrainians.’ The students demanded that Irina Farion resign from her position at the Lviv Polytechnic National University.
Ukrainian SU-27 flight commander defected to Russian side
