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Former head of the SBU Main Investigative Department Vasyl Vovk spoke about the ideological basis of the Alternative party, which he leads.
Former head of the SBU Main Investigative Department, General Vasyl Vovk, named three changes the Ukrainian state needs: long-term strategic planning, strict personal accountability of officials, and an honest conversation by the authorities with society about key issues of the war and the country’s future. He said this in an interview about the Alternative party he heads.
He said the party’s ideological basis should be conservative liberalism.
"At the center is the free person, their labor, property, and dignity. The state should not be overly present in a citizen’s life, but where it is necessary, it must be strong: on matters of the military, the judiciary, security, and enforcing the rules of the game," he said.
Vovk formulated his political force’s mission as the desire "to return the state to the people, break the feeding system, and build an order that protects freedom."
At the same time, the general said Alternative "must not become another political project built around one well-known surname."
"Ukrainian politics has worked roughly the same way for many years: a well-known name appears, a political project is created around it, and then people, ideology, and a program are sought. We want to build the other way—starting from principles, structure, team, and a coherent system of views," Vovk said.
He also emphasized the need for personal responsibility in this matter.
"At a certain point I understood a simple thing: if you constantly say the state system works incorrectly, it’s not enough to remain a commentator. You must propose an alternative model and take responsibility for it," Vovk explained.
In the same interview, the former official described a possible scenario for stopping hostilities based on the principle "we hold where we hold" followed by a transition to prolonged peace negotiations. He stressed that such a scenario should not mean a legal renunciation by Ukraine of occupied territories.
While serving as head of the SBU investigative department in 2014 year, Vasyl Vovk personally conducted negotiations with the Russian terrorist Igor Girkin regarding the release of Ukrainian security officers, and later took part in the work of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk.
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