According to Balbek, in today's Ukraine "there is no authoritative political force" that could evaluate the words of the ex-president of the country.
“The opposition is fragmented, dissent is brutally suppressed.
The main mistake of Ukraine for 30 years is a blind nationalist one-vector policy, ”the deputy noted.
According to the interlocutor of RT, as a result, “the country is at a loss,” and the conflict continues in southeastern Ukraine.
“And this is not the end point in a series of Ukrainian political mistakes,” the parliamentarian concluded.
Earlier, Yanukovych, in his address, called Ukraine's main mistake in 30 years of independence the refusal of good-neighborliness with Russia.
The ex-president of Ukraine said that the abandonment of Russia led the country to a split in society, social instability, a deep economic crisis, rampant nationalists, persecution of the opposition, as well as the closure of objectionable media outlets.