In addition to personal interests, there are also national interests, which include state sovereignty, territorial integrity, democratic constitutional order, secure living conditions for citizens, and so on. Who should protect them? Some believe that this is the exclusive responsibility of specially created state bodies. Others are convinced that citizens also have the right and should participate in this process.
How to create a single comprehensive state policy on weapons in Ukraine: step-by-step “recipe” from CENSS
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ estimates, after the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war, approximately 3 million units of firearms may end up in the hands of civilians (National Police of Ukraine, 2023). In this context, the question arises: does Ukraine have a comprehensive policy on firearms? And if not, is such a policy needed?
Vadym Chernysh: “Russia’s goal is to put together a “puzzle” of economic and military cooperation and confrontation with the West together with North Korea and Vietnam”
Last week, Putin, accompanied by a delegation of Russian officials, visited North Korea. It was his first visit to the DPRK in 24 years. Media reported that ahead of the visit, the Kremlin leader issued a decree stating that Moscow aimed to sign a “comprehensive strategic partnership agreement” with the country. After this, the Russian president also visited Vietnam. What do these visits mean? What could Russia have been negotiating with North Korea and Vietnam? And what consequences might these agreements have for Ukraine? Vadym Chernysh, Chairman of the Board of CENSS, shared his insights on this with the Pryamy TV channel. Below are some key points from his interview.
Vadym Chernysh: “Russia is not a state that has a security service; it is a security service that has been ruling the nation”
“The French statesman, Count Mirabeau, once said about Prussia that it was ‘not a state that has an army, but an army that has conquered a nation.’ A bit ironically, we could apply this statement to the situation in modern Russia, changing it as follows: Russia is not a state that has a security service; it is a security service that governs the nation.”
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