What does the requirement of the Communist Party to recognize "LDNR" mean? Poroshenko's return to Ukraine and the anniversary of Navalny's return to Russia. Ryabkov on the Valdai about "another deception" of the West. The long-standing debate over who is stronger - democracy or dictatorship - is now about Ukraine's fate.
A year ago, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny returned to Russia and was immediately imprisoned formally for a criminal, but in fact 100% political case. He has been sitting since then, and he will sit as long as Putin is in power. This is how modern Russia is arranged.
A year later, the leader of the Ukrainian opposition, Petro Poroshenko, returned to Ukraine and was immediately summoned to court formally for a criminal case, but in fact for a 100% political case. The judge released Poroshenko, and the probability that he will be behind bars is close to zero. This is how modern Ukraine is arranged.
Ukraine is not Russia at all. The Ukrainian president will not be able to become a dictator, even if he really wants to. Even if a parliamentary majority is in his hands.
The historical debate over which is more effective - democracy or dictatorship - has been going on for centuries. In the late 1980s, it seemed to many that the controversy was over, and liberal democracy had finally won. "The End of History", "The Last Man" - and all this from Francis Fukuyama quickly turned out to be a mistake, or, at least, a premature conclusion. Today, 70 or 80 percent of humanity lives in dictatorial, autocratic and other undemocratic states, and a number of undemocratic states, such as Singapore or China, are showing their effectiveness and capacity for rapid development.
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