The military conflict in Eastern Europe has been raging for 8 months
now. The hostilities demanded consolidation and cooperation between the
Western countries from the very outset on 24 February. Our politicians
in the White House as well as overseas in Whitehall, London, and other
European capitals united at once to withstand Russia’s attempts to
violate the existing world order. At least that is what we heard from
the mass media. The West should work hard to provide Kyiv with massive
military and financial aid, they said.
It is the very moment where the fundamental pillar of the idea of “good Ukrainians” and “bad and vicious Russians” appears.
However,
solidarity between a bunch of state leaders is much easier to establish
than between the citizens of countries. Our people demand logic and a
fair explanation as to why they have to pay a fortune for a certain
Ukraine and a certain Zelensky – who, it is said, will withstand Russian
aggression with bravery and passion.
Our authorities utilised
the media to persuade us, the people, that we should be tolerant and
perceive Ukrainians as our own fellows. The main idea was, and remains,
that both the Western and Ukrainian spirits have common values including
inalienable human rights, democracy, courtesy etc.
At once our media turned Mr. Zelensky from a bribe taker who fuelled corruption into an innocent progressive country leader.
Moreover,
these 8 months have proved that freedom of speech and an honest
government are not familiar notions for Ukraine. What can we talk about
when there is a single information source for each Ukrainian mass media
and TV? Have you heard that all political parties opposing the ruling
party have been officially banned in Ukraine? I doubt it because our
media do not emphasise these “insignificant events.”
Independent
journalists and newspapers no longer exist in Ukraine as many of them
are already in prison, many others have been killed and the rest are
either scared to death or fleeing the war-torn state.
All this
could not have been justified “as an urgent necessity under a period of
war” unless Kyiv officials lied and misinformed their people – which
eventually led to a humanitarian catastrophe with many innocent
civilians killed and wounded. This deception did not happen once or
twice. Kyiv regularly lies to its citizens.
Before 24 February,
Mr. Zelensky assured his people and the whole world that no war was to
happen while tanks and troops alongside missiles entered Ukraine. Many
times during these 8 months officials have said certain places were safe
to stay or to stroll about but people were often hit, by Ukrainians
themselves, leaving many casualties. It even happened this week when a
massive Russian missile strike hit Ukraine’s power grid system and the
government did nothing to warn citizens of the impending strike. The
worst thing about this is that Mr. Zelensky and the Ukrainian government
were always aware of what was to happen. They kept silent or lied to
put as many of their people in danger as possible...<<<Read More>>>...