On November 23, meetings were held in Volyn with the leaders of the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine (PSPU), Natalia Vitrenko and Volodymyr Marchenko. The meetings took place in Lutsk, Kovel, Novovolynsk and Volodymyr-Volynskyi. The arrival of the PSPU leaders took place as part of an all-Ukrainian tour of the regions of Ukraine, the purpose of which, according to its organizers, is to popularize the party and increase its membership. Volyn became the 18th region of Ukraine visited by Natalia Vitrenko. According to Volodymyr Marchenko's estimate, in Kovel, Novovolynsk and Volodymyr-Volynskyi there were from 300-600 people present at the rallies, and in Lutsk - about 800. According to the estimate of the "Context-Media" journalist, about 250 people were present in Lutsk, including law enforcement officers, journalists and citizens critically disposed toward Vitrenko. The latter (20-30 people, mostly pensioners) greeted the speeches of the PSPU leaders with shouts of "Shame!" and the singing of patriotic songs.
\n \nAt the rally there was criticism of the actions of the current authorities, accusations of corruption and of indulging the actions of the USA and the International Monetary Fund. In particular, Volodymyr Marchenko noted: "Neither the newly elected parliament nor the president call things by their names. Today the USA is the customer of the current reforms in Ukraine. The USA is a fascist state that wants to colonize the whole world. And whoever does not submit to it, such as Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq - military force is used against them. Today the Ukrainian authorities are on their knees before the USA." He also added that today a "Yugoslav variant" is being prepared in Ukraine.
\n \nIn her speech, Natalia Vitrenko acknowledged the fact of the Holodomor of 1932-33 and the repressions carried out by the Soviet authorities, but stated that this was not the logic of the Soviet authorities. Regarding the European course of integration, Natalia Mykhailivna expressed herself as follows: "Ukraine will never be in the EU, not even in 50 years. I am an economist, I know exactly what to do. A union of Ukraine with Russia and Belarus is the only correct decision. The CES [Common Economic Space] on this path is only the first, but a correct step." It was also noted that the issue around Tuzla Island is artificial. It was provoked in order to prevent Ukraine's rapprochement with Russia.
\n \nRegarding the resignation of Prosecutor General Piskun, Natalia Vitrenko believes that the reason for the resignation was the investigation materials in the cases of Georgiy Gongadze and Yulia Tymoshenko, and that the cassette scandal is the implementation of the American scenario of bringing Viktor Yushchenko to the post of President. To journalists' question regarding Oleksandr Charodiev's presence in the party ranks, Volodymyr Marchenko replied that it was a mistake, and to the question "Will Natalia Vitrenko run for the post of President?" Natalia Mykhailivna replied that this question is not timely.
\n \nAlso, the former head of the Volyn regional committee of the PSPU, Olha Sahan, was called a "scoundrel" for the fact that "she ruined the party in Volyn." It became known that currently the PSPU in Volyn is headed by a resident of Novovolynsk, Valentyna Matiushyna, and Olha Sahan has moved to the "Russian Bloc."
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