{"id":1349336,"date":"2026-01-26T16:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/zelenskys-ukraine-of-dreams-has-the-election-promises-been-fulfilled\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T07:17:12","slug":"zelenskys-ukraine-of-dreams-has-the-election-promises-been-fulfilled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/zelenskys-ukraine-of-dreams-has-the-election-promises-been-fulfilled\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky\u2019s \u2018Ukraine of Dreams\u2019: Still Sleeping?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Author’s Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n

Look what I found. I opened the election program<\/a> of presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2014and it turns out it\u2019s not a program at all. It\u2019s \u2018Netflix: Ukraine of Dreams,\u2019 season one: beautifully produced, highly motivating, and full of \u2018let\u2019s start right now\u2019 energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a version of Ukraine where the only fireworks are set off at weddings and birthdays.<\/strong>
I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019d like to clarify: so what exactly is it that keeps exploding in our cities? Another \u201ccelebration of democracy\u201d? Because yes, there are fireworks\u2014just missing the music and cake that are supposed to come with them.<\/p>\n

Next on the program:
Business registration\u2014in one hour.
A passport in fifteen minutes.
Voting\u2014in one click online.<\/p>\n

One could argue that the\u00a0only thing Zelenskyy did not exaggerate was his ability to drag out internal party elections until the outcome suited him.<\/p>\n

The idea of advertising \u2018jobs in Ukraine\u2019 in Poland particularly moved me\u2014if only because reality tells a very different story. For the record: yes, these ads are in Poland\u2014though the reality is quite another matter.\u00a0 They\u2019re just a bit different. And people have left\u2014and are still leaving.\u00a0 It\u2019s simply that now it\u2019s no longer called \u201cearning money abroad,\u201d but \u201csurvival with elements of European integration.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

And the idea of a young family choosing between a city flat and a house in the countryside is a masterpiece in itself. In today\u2019s Ukraine, a young family chooses between no electricity or heat for their children and holding on to their sanity. For young families, the choice is stark: remain in Ukraine or leave to give their child normal living conditions<\/p>\n\t\t