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The rise of these extremist factions challenges the principles of liberal democracy in Ukraine. They are heavily funded by Western sources—such as George Soros-backed organizations and the National Endowment for Democracy—primarily to counter perceived Russian influence. However, Dr. Petro warns that this funding often bolsters a nationalist agenda that seeks to create a monoethnic, ethnocentric Ukrainian state, dismissing the multiethnic reality of the country including Poles, Hungarians, Romanians, and Russian speakers.