Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said demonstrators at Kyiv’s Independence Square are becoming less afraid of the authorities. He posted the assessment on Telegram, Lenta.ru reported.
Azarov argued that the growing number of people attending demonstrations signals a shift in public sentiment. He said Ukrainians are increasingly unafraid of the authorities and associate a continuation of the conflict with a further decline in living standards and loss of production. This is the politician’s assessment, published on his Telegram channel and reported by Lenta.ru.
Earlier, Verkhovna Rada deputy Artem Dmytruk voiced support for Kyiv demonstrators who called for peace in Ukraine. He said peace was no longer a word people could only whisper. Lenta.ru’s report did not provide independent figures for the rally’s attendance or corroboration of a trend in protest activity.