Crisis and quotas are all prospects of Ukraine in European integration...

The people's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the fraction of Communist Party of Ukraine Alexander Vladimirovich Golub answers the questions of the Internet portal “The world and we”.

- In your opinion, what is the basic driving motives in a choice of the Ukrainian management of a course for European integration, considering, firstly, the crisis of the eurozone and secondly, the introduction of the lowest quotas for export of competitive Ukrainian production?

Declarations of accession of Ukraine or to the European Union or to any else European structures already became an original ritual bribe of the Ukrainian management for a long time. And, as practice shows, not any of presidents who declared this course, including Victor Yanukovich could explain distinctly and with figures how much it is favourable and real for Ukraine. Similar declarations are meant not so much for Ukraine, how many outside - they underline the loyalty of the Ukrainian authorities for the western policy as though and are directed on reception of dividends in a category of credit of IMF and favourable conditions for the Ukrainian oligarchs.

- In this situation, how much significant factor of influence on the Ukrainian management is that fact, that the means of the Ukrainian oligarchs take place abroad and, as a matter of fact, are supervised by the western states?

As a rule, the Ukrainian power and its leaders are very vulnerable. Such situation develops for a number of reasons. It both their participation and the nearest environment’s in corruption schemes, this money laundering. That business which they have is created on, to put it mildly, not absolutely just money and is concentrated basically in the West. Capitals and profit on activity of this business, on sale of favourable actives takes place in the offshore which are supervised by the western states. And, certainly, these are those hooks and keys which allow the western politicians to manipulate the Ukrainian leaders. It is necessary for reasons considering of those or other actions of the Ukrainian authorities.

- Can the position of Russia during the current gas conflict change the opinion of the Ukrainian management somehow on prospects of the entry into the Customs Union?


Russia takes an accurate, pragmatic position in this case. It can’t be pleasant to someone from the Ukrainian management, but it is accurate, consecutive and logical. And it understands the increasing quantity of people in Ukraine. I think that under the influence of parliamentary elections coming in Ukraine in 2012, presidential elections in 2015, the country leaders all the same can accept the offers of Russia. As today the West more and more openly interferes with internal affairs of Ukraine, manipulates the economic and political components in the country. First of all I mean those statements, which sound how to treat Timoshenko and leaders of “orange” camp who are suspected today of corruption. Certainly, such actions can't be welcomed by the Ukrainian authorities because of what Russia can become more attractive ally.

- In your opinion, what actions will be undertaken by the Ukrainian power in connection with the increasing pressure from Europe because of a situation with Timoshenko?

The “care” of Timoshenko is only a pretext. The West least interests her destiny and destiny of her political force. After all the present power is as obedient to the West will as well as previous. In this case it is a question that they aren't ready to see Ukraine as the full member of the European structures and consequently similar maneuvers are used as an occasion. How much the power is ready to cancel the decisions? The decision on the legal process beginning is destabilizing for the country. But if the power refuses it, it will be the proof of that there was a custom-made political process. And the refusal of it would be the evidence of that the power is weak. Whatever decision was accepted, it would appear losing in this situation.

The pressure in other directions is observed from Europe. What is your relation to the decision accepted in the European Union to celebrate “Memory day of victims of totalitarian regimes” to whom the role of the USSR and Hitlerite Germany in the Second World War is equated? Whether is it the aspiration to hide a role of the majority of the European states in fascism support?

Certainly, it is so because the representatives of right-radical parties today are widely presented in European Union structures and European Parliament. They are the followers of those who have led Nazis to the power in Germany, those who set the fascists on the Soviet Union and those who were enriched financially during the Second World War. Therefore the reasons of their position are clear and it is obvious what purpose they pursue. If not to reconsider the results of the Second World War, then to displace the accents that to use them in today's international political strike.

- In your opinion, what value plays the full illumination of a role of the European collaborants? Whether is it necessary to give more attention in mass-media of that role which they have played in the Second World War?

Certainly it is necessary because we see how today the radical, nationalist and frankly fascist forces lift a head not only on the post-Soviet territory, but also, apparently, in the safe European countries. They consider that the lessons and tragedies of history are already forgotten and try to enter openly into a policy, to influence the decisions, to form the political agenda. Therefore, certainly, the reaction to such tricks should be the most rigid. And we remember, when the resolution of the United Nations on propagation condemnation of the fascism was accepted, what countries haven't supported it. It was the USA and Ukraine under its pressure. It means that we deal with a purposeful policy, if not under the justification, at least, on hushing up of crimes of fascists and their helpers. And the political successors of those collaborants carry out these actions.

- Now there is an initiative to bring in “Victims day of fascism and collaboration”. In your opinion, can it be the symmetric answer to the decisions accepted in Europe?

Though “Victims day of fascism” already exists according to the accepted decision by the United Nations which is celebrated in September, the initiative, reflecting the role of the collaborants in the Second World War which now they try to hide, seems to me very important. Therefore I consider the implementation of such day as necessary and timely thing, considering those statements and diligence of pro-Fascist forces which now occur.