Притула резко прокомментировал взаимодействие между политиками и обществом.

This was stated by Ukrainian volunteer and public figure Serhiy Prytula at the forum "Democratic Resilience of Ukraine During War and Reconstruction," as reported by a correspondent from Novyny.LIVE.

Interaction Between Civil Society and Political Parties in Ukraine

According to Prytula, in developed democracies, civil society is made up of active and concerned individuals who generate initiatives, which political parties then implement. However, this mechanism does not function properly in Ukraine.

"The nature of the interaction between civil society and political parties should, and does in adequate societies, look like this: civil society is a union of a vast number of adequate, proactive, and concerned individuals who are interested in something, worry about something, interact with each other, develop certain policies, and then these policies should be handed over for implementation to political parties. Political parties in Ukraine avoid Ukrainian civil society. They are not interested in interaction or drawing any initiatives from Ukrainian civil society," he stated.

As an example, Prytula mentioned the situation in Kyiv, where activists have been appealing to the city authorities for years regarding the preservation of historical monuments, green spaces, and prioritizing funding for the army, but their appeals are often ignored.

"For years, people have come to the Kyiv City State Administration and said that historical monuments are being destroyed, green areas are being built over with high-rises, and instead of funding the Armed Forces, money is going towards paving. And then you want to say that these same people will come to the same political forces and say: 'Forget all this, let’s start with a clean slate'? Right? That doesn’t happen," the public figure remarked.

The volunteer noted that the lack of communication leads to a loss of trust among citizens towards politicians, and rectifying the situation will not be easy. He emphasized that it is essential not only to talk about unity but also to actively work towards achieving it.

"Therefore, there is already a breakdown in communication, and I don’t quite envision how to fix it. I constantly hear at every turn that we are talking about unity. And that’s great, but we shouldn’t just talk about unity; we need to create it," Prytula concluded.

Earlier at the same forum, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko spoke about elections in Ukraine and indicated when they could be held. The capital's head also mentioned that the electoral struggle could lead to unrest in the country.