Czech dissident Jiri Novotny believes that Russian imperailazmu comes to an end.

“I watch the news on TV and saw that the Russian Empire, which it created, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, living out the last days. Without Ukraine, Russia is not an empire.

If someone told me 2-3 years ago that the border of European civilization held by Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, I would not believe it. But today it is. We see the birth of a new policy of the Ukrainian people, the birth of Ukrainian statehood. We see that there is no more separation between the West and East of the country.

Putin does not like it, but he did the only Ukrainian people. And when he took the Crimea and eastern territory, allowed you to say goodbye to the communist past.

Today we can not imagine that Ukraine will be a politician who will say “Let’s be with Russia”, – said the dissident.

Also, Nowotny is convinced that Ukraine becomes the European, the Belarus over time, will be released with the Eurasian Union. Because the north – Latvia, in the west – Poland in the south – Ukraine.

“I see your future success. Your agricultural potential is difficult to compare with any other European country. Many countries competing understands this because, say, in no hurry to meet you. Because when Ukraine will join the EU, it will have not only reformed, but the structure of the EU will need to change “- he said.

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