Ukraine’s domestic politics amid the war

Orysia Lutsevych discusses the pressing political issues inside Ukraine, the popular support and challenges to Zelenskyy’s leadership, and what victory means for Ukrainians.

Interview Video Published 3 November 2022 9 minute watch

Ukraine’s domestic politics amid the war

— Orysia Lutsevych discusses the pressing political issues inside Ukraine, the popular support and challenges to Zelenskyy’s leadership, and what victory means for Ukrainians.

Since the start of Russia’s aggression, Ukraine has remained consolidated around the political and military goals to restore its territorial integrity and the legally recognised borders of 1991. All other divisions and internal discourses that took place before the war were put aside.

But Ukraine, a democracy with a vibrant civil society, is seeing a re-emergence of internal debate around security, economy, and the health of its democracy.