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Zelenskiy Says Post-war Ukraine Will Emulate Israel, Won't Be ‘Liberal, European'
From the self-proclaimed New York Times of Israel, with all that entails. Founded in 1918, by 2016 its circulation was down to 3.9% in Israel, though abroad it is bundled with the international edition of the New York Times, artificially boosting sales among readers who are mostly uninterested.
[Haaretz] Soldiers in 'cinemas, supermarkets, and people with weapons' is Ukraine's future, Zelenskyy tells reporters, as the country's leaders begin to imagine what a precariously post-war Ukraine might look like
Open carry — woot!
Ukraine will become a "’big Israel' with its own face," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared on Tuesday, indicating that his country intends to emulate the Israeli security state in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

"Ukraine will definitely not be what we wanted it to be from the beginning. It is impossible. Absolutely liberal, European — it will not be like that. It [Ukraine] will definitely come from the strength of every house, every building, every person," Zelenskyy told members of the Ukrainian media during a briefing.

"We will become a ’big Israel’ with its own face. We will not be surprised if we have representatives of the Armed Forces or the National Guard in cinemas, supermarkets, and people with weapons. I am confident that the question of security will be the issue number one for the next 10 years. I am sure of it."

However, such measures would not serve to undercut Ukrainian democracy, he added, declaring that "an authoritarian state is impossible in Ukraine."

"An authoritarian state would lose to Russia. People know what they are fighting for," he said.
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Posted by: Omomolet Phutch9064 2022-04-06
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