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There was “a wave of misunderstanding about the importance of culture in times of war,” Tkachenko told Telegram late Thursday, explaining his move. After that, he was surprised by a statement from President Volodymyr Zelensky on this topic.
In his video address on Thursday, Zelensky said he had asked Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal to consider replacing Tkachenko. Earlier, Ukrainian media reported that the Minister of Culture wanted to spend 500 million hryvnia (about 12 million euros) to realize a national museum in memory of the Ukrainian victims of the Holodomor genocide in the 1930s.
On his Telegram channel on Thursday night, Tkachenko defended spending on culture even in times of war. “Culture during the war is important because it is not only a war for territories, but also for people,” Tkachenko wrote there. During the war, funds for culture are no less important than funds for drones, “because culture is the protective shield of our identity and our borders,” said the politician.
Selenski criticized in his speech: “In times of war like this, the main attention of the state, and therefore of state resources, should be on defence”. Museums and other cultural areas are important, “but we have other priorities at the moment”. After about 17 months of Russian offensive war, Ukrainian society understands that budget cuts are currently being made on things that are not urgently needed. Zelensky also instructed the government to develop alternative financing options for cultural and other projects.
(SDA)
Source:Blick
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