What do you think about the conflicts in Lviv that marred the May 9 Victory Day celebrations?
Volodymyr Kravchenko,
retired
“I think it was a provocation by the authorities. Clashes occurred not among the local people, but from the visitors.”
Olena Chumak,
student
“To bring to western Ukraine a huge red flag, this is pure provocation. But also I do not welcome the overly nationalistic moods in Lviv in recent years: To pluck ribbons from passersby and veterans. It’s too much.”
Andriy Tkachuk,
builder
“I think it was more of a provocation. Our authorities, as always, first do and only then think, if they think at all!”
Zinaida Vasyn,
fashion designer
“I believe that the government is to blame for this incident. "