Ukraine President: "Ukraine Will Never Be A Federation, It Will Remain A Unitary State,"

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ITAR-TASS: Ukraine will not be a federation but will remain a unitary state —- Poroshenko

85% of Ukrainians are in favor of Ukraine’s going on as a unitary state, Poroshenko told a briefing in Kharkiv

WNU Editor: I would like to know who that 85% in support of a unitary state are .... because the last thing that people are focused on right now is supporting a system where Kiev has all the power and authority to run things as they have since Soviet times. But since Ukrainian president Poroshenko has already made it very clear that Ukraine will not be a federated state .... what is the point of setting up this constitutional commission.

Sighhh .... regular readers of this blog know that even before the war brokeout, I have always been an advocate of federalism .... that for Ukraine to survive as a unified state it would have to become a federated country in order to respect the different cultural and ethnic compositions of the country. Since I now live in Canada .... I have used the Canadian model to push this case. Unfortunately .... Poroshenko is more interested in keeping power than sharing it .... hence the conflict.

On a side note .... President Poroshenko will be making a serious mistake if he is primarily focused on (and hoping for) the following .... 'No doubt' US will provide arms: Ukraine president (AFP). In the meantime ... discontent and frustration against his rule is building .... Hundreds trying to break into Ukraine president’s office in Kiev (RT).