I also used to say “This is not my war” while watching Russia’s atrocities in Aleppo. I understand the Western governments’ position. For many in Europe, Russia’s petroleum and gas are more valuable than Ukrainian lives. Leaders such as Emmanuel Macron still seem to believe that dialogue can persuade Putin to stop his atrocities. The governments, especially in Europe, are still very cautious when it comes to making any move that might provoke Russia. have been pressing their governments to take a proactive position. We will come forward only if Russia attacks an alliance member or bombs our convoy to Ukraine.
What I see from NATO is a version of this message: The war in Ukraine is not our war. Ukraine’s authorities, who first pressured world powers to impose preventive sanctions, then pushed them to cut Russia from the SWIFT international-payment system, then pushed them to cut Russia from the rest of the world, have been asking how many more people should die for the skies to be closed over Ukraine. Russian attacks from the air have almost destroyed Volnovakha, Kharkiv, and many other towns in Ukraine. Meanwhile, more than 2,187 people have died because of Russian attacks in Mariupol alone, according to officials there. I understand the fear-but don’t you understand that World War III may have already arrived? Ukraine has been begging NATO to establish a no-fly zone, to protect us from Russian bombs, or at least give us fighter jets so we can better protect our skies. People in these countries are scared of World War III. Westerners would rather help Ukraine with weapons and money but stand aside. The Kremlin knows that the West, despite its public admiration for Ukrainian courage, has left Ukraine alone on the actual battlefield. Russians are making this calculation because they believe they can afford to. The Kremlin has been planning to invade and destroy the identity of my country, and to do it quickly, and the Russian people are backing it. Putin doesn’t kill anyone in Ukraine with his own hands other Russians are doing that. This is the same nation where 58 percent of people support Putin’s actions in Ukraine, according to the latest polls. Read: America’s hesitation is heartbreaking I already see more and more tweets sympathizing with Russians, saying those people do not deserve the limitations imposed against their nation for Putin’s war. It also knows that Europe is so dependent on Russian fossil fuels that such harsh sanctions likely won’t last long.
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The Kremlin knows that Russians will feel the full impact of sanctions in a month or so. If anything, his resolve has only strengthened. However, this has not stopped Putin from bombing and destroying Ukraine. Finally, the collective democratic world squeezed Russia with unprecedented sanctions. Only after Putin unleashed hell on our lands did the West finally unite in support of Ukraine, providing more weapons.
Nowadays you never know where the Russians will drop their bombs-onto a residential building, a kindergarten classroom, a monastery, or a maternity hospital.Įvery day Russians commit more and more atrocities in my country. Russian troops have already killed several thousands of Ukrainians, including more than 80 children.Įvery night I close my eyes thinking I might be next on Putin’s death-toll list. Others have lost their homes, or have no water, food, or heating. I have been sleeping on the floor since February 24, when Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade my country. Every day I see Russians getting closer to my city from the northwest. I have changed my location three times, but I am staying in Kyiv to take care of my elderly parents. KYIV, Ukraine-It’s been 19 days since Russia started the unprovoked war in Ukraine.