Viktor Yanukovych, the overthrown president of Ukraine, has been in Russia since 2014. The latest findings of Ukrainian journalists indicate that he lives in a protected complex in Sochi and uses a changed name. The Kremlin can reward useful politicians, but the bill pays their state.
From Kiev to Sochi
Viktor Yanukovych fled Ukraine to Russia after the events of the Revolution in Majdan in 2014. erstwhile President, associated with the course of submission of Kiev Moscow, has for years remained outside the country he ruled.
According to the findings of the Ukrainian journalistic task Telebachennia Toronto Yanukovych lives present in the Blagodat complex in Sochi. Journalists besides said he was going to change his name. This information is described by the media, based on material from Ukrainian editorial office.
Comfortable shelter under the care of Russia
The destiny of Yanukovych is simply a clear lesson of political realism. Russia has built influences in Ukraine over the years through dependent elites, economical force and safety structures. erstwhile the strategy in Kiev collapsed, the Kremlin man found safe shelter on the Russian side of the border.
However, this does not mean political victory. Yanukovych lost office and real influence on the state. He remained a symbol of the elite, which confused the interest of its own back office with the national interest.
Lesson for Poland
Poland cannot look at this communicative as an exotic communicative about the erstwhile president of the neighbouring country. Moscow is always looking for intermediaries ready to present Russian interests as alleged pragmatism. Tough realism involves the opposite: recognizing the dependence and protecting your own state from another people's control.
For Poland, the sovereignity of decisions, the safety of borders and the resilience of the elite to external influences are at stake. The critical assessment of Kiev's politics, including historical disputes, must not be confused with the indulgence towards Russian imperialism. Yanukovych reminds us of where policies built on clientelism towards Kremlin lead. The individual can keep a comfortable life. The nation pays for failure of cause.
