Nazi troops invade Ukraine, Operation Barbarossa, WWII, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Blogger Chris Snow, at Medium, observes:

When both Stalin and Hitler were in power, more people were killed in Ukraine than anywhere else in the Bloodlands, or in Europe, or in the world.

 

The oppressed Russian masses were primed to accept Putin by the chaos of the 90s and by centuries of being ruled from above.

The masses in Russia, much like in Hitler Germany, believe everything and nothing at the same time. In a totalitarian system, everything is possible, and anything the regime says is a lie anyhow. This audience will believe absurdities and commit atrocities. A majority in Russia does not object to being deceived.

Historians must search for the puzzle pieces of the truth.

The West has the legal and moral obligation to restore the full sovereignty of Ukraine. No one is more deserving, paid a higher price or has fought harder to join the EU. When all is said and done, the EU flag will fly proudly next to the blue and yellow flag of Ukraine.

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“There are other forces at work in this world, besides the will of evil.” Mithrandir

We must close our ranks behind Ukraine. Ultimately, love will triumph over hate, liberty over tyranny, and democracy over despotism. In unity, there is always victory.

“Help is coming. Mighty forces are arming on your behalf. Have faith, have hope, and your deliverance is sure.

Do not despair. your land shall be cleansed. Keep your souls clean from all contact with the Nazis. Even in their fleeting hour of brutish triumph, they are the moral outcasts of mankind.” Winston S. Churchill, 1943

I wish us all the will to do, and the soul to dare. Walter Scott

Ukraine and her allies must refuse all collaboration with the fascist Russian regime. Ultimately, their evil cause will perish.

I hope that Russia suffers a terrible defeat and that Putin is overthrown. Then Russia can reinvent itself from within. In its current state, Russia is not compatible with the 21st century. Sergei Medvedev, Russian historian

Glory to Ukraine!