"Everything that the Russian army does, for example, the resettlement of people, all of this was done back in the time of Ivan III, when they took Pskov and Novgorod, and in order to influence these territories, they moved people out and settled new ones, the so-called Pskov exodus took place.
Since the formation of the Russian nation in 1812, Russians have been calling themselves a nation of winners, and then a nation of 'liberators'. Those who reached the border were victors, those who crossed the border were 'liberators'.
For 350 years, Russia has been at war with Turkey. Three hundred and fifty years. The war with Turkey lasted 62 years in total, every 26 years. Half of the wars with Turkey were held under the slogan that they were liberating their Slavic brothers and the Orthodox faith from the Ottoman yoke. Bulgaria was liberated in this way. And Serbia. The goal has always been the same - to advance their interests," Hayduk recalled.
According to the businessman, history confirms the fact that Russia is a country and a society where liberal values cannot exist.
"Even those tsars who were conventionally liberal gave up the ghost. Look, Catherine the Great never lost a single war. She was forgiven for everything. Whatever she did, the people accepted everything. They lost the Crimean War, and Emperor Pavel was hit on the head with a snuffbox. Alexander II won the war in 1876 and became the greatest reformer. And all liberals, even the current ones, flee abroad, so this is impossible in Russia," says Hayduk.
And the best answer to the question of what to do with Russia, in his opinion, is to build our own country for ourselves.
"We got the tomas, why? So that someone could become a new Kirill? No, no. To get a new church. A completely different one, not a slave church. Because there have always been slaves in Russia - royal and landowner slaves. They followed the example of Ancient Egypt when everything is built under their leadership, and they are still building. Who do you talk to there? How do you want to convince them? We are surprised that the Buryats have never seen a toilet and think that they should grow flowers in it, but where could they have seen them? Russia is a small country on a large territory. This is the current reality in Russia," Hayduk said.
"We must confront this with the developed culture, education and our own Europeanness," he added.
"We have a beautiful Franko Theatre," the businessman said. "But foreigners don't go there when they come because of the language barrier. They go to the opera, to the conservatoire, listen to classical music, which is shared by the whole world. And we have to present ourselves in such a way that we are from the same world, we are Europeans."
"When we want to join the European Union, they ask who are you? What will you bring us? We accept you into our family, we understand what we can give you, and we also want to understand what we can take from you. And this is important," said the businessman. The same is with NATO, he added: "You know what one general said? Do you want to join NATO? We don't mind, but how are we going to communicate if you have only six generals who speak English? Do you understand?" And this is not a question of acceptance, this is a question of fulfilling tasks. So let's take care of our country, to hell with Russia," Hayduk concluded.