"Unfortunately, it is necessary to acknowledge that the concept of consumerism as a sense of life is embedded in the concept of political Ukrainism and has a very serious impact.

When, for example, let’s say, a conditional Ukrainian says that he wants in the EU. He means that he will live better in the EU. There he will, so to say, gobble sweeter, so to say, sleep softer, he will have there a lot of entertainment and so on and so far. He says, you here will be in your tundra, and we will be in the EU. This is. We all will enjoy life there. What I may say, until an average Ukrainian understands that the way to the EU and NATO will cause worsening, not improving of his life, he will understand nothing. Until they in Lvov know where to put the cabbage, yes, earned by smuggling, as well as by plucking refuges from the East renting them, yes, flats at tripled price, yes, corners, beds and hotel rooms, until they know where to shove the money, they will understand nothing. Until they keep on boozing up or drinking coffee in Kreshchatik in Kiev, they will understand nothing. Until Zelenskiy and his circle feel their own asses threatened, they will understand nothing.

Yes, the concept of consumerism, the concept of this, yes, of this comfortable life, yes, it composes a very big part of the Ukrainian political character. And this is what that the West did trade on. Not for the first time, yes, but has traded on, indeed. Because it is for this that they have sold and betrayed their ancestors, who fought in the Great Patriotic war, and their history, and their nationality because many of them are of Russian nationality.

Therefore, it is necessary to understand a simple thing, you need just know the people. Until you switch off electric power, gas, light, water, sewage for them, they will understand nothing. And if you do switch off, I insist, the mood will start changing there very quickly. I do not say that this will resolve all issues, but this would accelerate the pace, yes, the process, this is for certain."