Russia and the West didn't attach special value to the Ukrainian elections

The political expert, director of the Fund of humanitarian strategy Mikhail Pavliv answers the questions of the Internet portal “The world and we”.

- What is the reason of pressure of the West on the operating Ukrainian management? Only because of Tymoshenko's case or there are any more significant reasons?

My opinion is that the reason is only one here – the lobbyists of the Ukrainian power in the West appeared in losing situation concerning the lobbyists of the Ukrainian opposition. The priority was given to the offers which were made by the Ukrainian opposition.

Possibly, they were more attractive than offers of the present power.

It is the reason of an observed situation.

- Probably, the recent steps from the ruling team, aimed at the development of the cooperation with Russia cause such reaction of the West?

In my opinion, here there is the opposite sequence. Owing to an existing position of Euro - Atlantic community, the representatives of the Ukrainian power started the more developing cooperation with Russia.

- How you can comment on the dynamics of ratings of the main political forces for the last some months, growth of ratings of the Party of Regions and the return trend of the United Opposition?

Concerning the Party of Regions it is an expected result because there was a certain electoral mobilization and it remained within the same Party of Regions and, traditionally, communists. If to speak about a jumping rating of the United Opposition, so the issue is in the work quality of political strategists. Due to the fact that the long period they were in a shadow of the “rating” leader, now they aren’t ready, inadequate to conditions of this company.

- What can you say about Udar party? Some call it as certain “spoiler” which works for the Party of Regions. Is it so?

Firstly, it is not the third force at all. Secondly, it is hardly the project of the Party of Regions, it doesn't look so, at least. It is nothing surprising that a number of politicians who were unclaimed at three other main participants of elective process picked up this project. This is the political force, without having own serious human resources, simply accepted to itself those who possessed very much odious image and had a certain experience and weight in the Ukrainian policy. Thus this party was created.

- In what degree the current situation is influenced by Russia and the West? And for what parties the elections were more critical from the point of view of geopolitical interests?

That is interesting the results of these elections had no critical value neither to Euro -Atlantic, nor for Russia. The configuration of the Ukrainian power won't exchange. Of course, especially technological moments, tools are involved, some negotiation process is conducted. But, considering that really nothing will exchange, it is difficult to say that these elections have any basic value for these two parties.

- In your opinion, for what reason there is no real third force in Ukraine which would meet the requirements of citizens and everything is in same “contours”, nothing changes?

These are the objective realities. For today all of us still endure the consequences of events of 2004. And now those political forces which were issued fully owing to events of 2004 participated in the elections. When they will descend from political “sky”, there will be some “third” force which right becomes the first. The Ukrainian society isn't so stratified that there was any third party. There will be always any two parties in it. Simply the third force becomes whether the first or the second. We have two main ideologies generally. Therefore I consider impossible the formation of the third force in Ukraine.