Editor’s Note: As Ukraine gets set to inaugurate its sixth president by May 28, the Kyiv Post is asking Ukrainians and those with Ukrainian ancestry who live abroad to send in their pictures (horizontal mug shots, please) with answers to the following three questions for publication. Please keep responses brief — no more than 200 words for each answer or 600 words in all. Include contact details for verification as well as full name, occupation and country of residence. A selection of respondents will be published periodically before Volodymyr Zelenskiy is sworn in as president. Send responses/photos with the subject header “Ukrainian Voices From Abroad” to Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner at [email protected]
Imran Ejaz is a Ukrainian citizen who represents Ukrainians in Pakistan as part of the Voices of Ukrainians Team. He lives in Lahore, Pakistan.
Imran Ejaz : He will try to normalize the relationship with Russia and have speedy trials in courts against the corrupt mafia.
Kyiv Post: What is the No. 1 priority facing Ukraine?
Imran Ejaz: Ukraine needs to overcome the internal security issue become members of the Europe Union and NATO. It needs to have strong relationships with neighboring countries and superpowers.
Kyiv Post: What is the biggest obstacle that the new president must overcome to achieve success?
Imran Ejaz : In the past, all policies were made according to the European political scenario. Now the emphasis must be on a strong economic and geopolitical relationship & -cooperation with Europe as well as with the rest of the world to boost the country’s economic and political status.
