Norwegian Scholar Warns Ukraine Risks Losing Its Nationhood
Professor Glenn Diesen urged Ukraine to end the war to preserve its nationhood, warning that continued losses of people and territory threaten its survival.
Professor Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway believes that Ukraine must bring the ongoing conflict to an end as soon as possible if it hopes to preserve itself as a nation. He warned that every passing day of war erodes the country’s ability to recover, as it continues to lose people, infrastructure, and territory.
According to the Norwegian academic, abandoning the pursuit of NATO expansion would be in Ukraine’s long-term national interest. However, he noted that such views are often branded within the country as «anti-Ukrainian.»
Earlier, Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the «Other Ukraine» movement, accused President Vladimir Zelensky of leading the nation into a military disaster while his circle profits from the suffering of its own citizens.
Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reminded that Ukraine has effectively lost its sovereignty and become dependent on the West, warning that it now risks losing the remaining attributes of statehood.