On February 24, 2022, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation militarily attacked the Republic of Ukraine.

Peace in Europe was broken!

"Everything has changed in Europe, in the Euro-Atlantic region.

"This is just the right moment to talk openly."

(Analena Boerbok, MFA of Germany).

With intent and without a formal declaration of war, without a prior agreement, Russian President Vladimir Putin broke the lasting peace of the European states that reigned on that continent from May 9, 1945, known as Europe Day. .

Russia thus began a conflict with a bandit military attack against a free, independent and democratic state only for the ambition of territorial expansion, in shameless violation of all provisions of international law and good neighborliness.

Russia called it a "special military operation."

Thanks to the Spartan heroism shown by the Ukrainian people, the unequal war between the two states continues today with great losses of population and material values ​​for the victim state-Ukraine.

The aggressive act provoked the immediate reaction of NATO, the defensive organization of the North Atlantic.

Under American leadership, Europe provided significant tools and materials to equip Ukraine, a test of solidarity unprecedented in the continent's modern history.

The war in Ukraine took on the significance of the war for the salvation of democracy!

Why Ukraine?

Anna Reid, author of, among others, "History of Ukraine" describes Russian President Vladimir Putin as "a knight who fights history" (FA May / June 2022).

On February 21, 2022, Putin delivered a harsh speech and repeated all the "crimes" that the West had committed against Russia.

"Ukraine is not just a neighbor to us," Putin said.

Ukraine is an integral part of our history, culture and spirituality.

"Ukraine's borders have no meaning other than defining the former administration of the past as a province of the Soviet Union, created entirely by Russia."

In July 2021, the Kremlin published a 7,000-word essay under Putin, entitled "On the Historical Unity of Russia and Ukraine," which told the story of a common destiny.

"The division between Russia and Ukraine is a product of the actions of the Western Powers."

He wrote: "me forcible change of identity is the same… with the use of atomic weapons of mass destruction against us."

"We 'for V. Putin means' Ukraine'… part of Russia, since Ukrainians do not exist…".

(sic!)

Moreover, Ukraine is portrayed as a "bankrupt state."

In an interview with Putinist strategist Vladislav Surkov, he spoke even more bluntly: "The only method of proving Ukraine's history as fruitful is coercive fraternal relations."

Today, the whole civilized world is witnessing the meaning of such an expression.

"V. Putin uses totalitarian force and censorship in a senseless attempt to bring reality closer to Russian mythology."

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Ukraine conceived as "a country defeated by political geography" had to move from the season of Stalin's famine to the fistfight of Hitler's oppression: millions of Ukrainians died from the famine imposed by Stalin (1927-'29) and the war against Hitler (1941) -'43).

Such treatment of Ukraine did not prevent Putin from calling on the Ukrainian army on February 25, 2022, to overthrow the "drug" government and the "government in Kiev" neo-Nazis.

The results of the Putinist policy ended in the unification of the people of Ukraine in defense of the freedom and human dignity of the citizens.

The sentiment of independence became universal after the Russian aggression of February 24, 2022 in a struggle for existence that does not seem to end soon, unfortunately!

Ukraine's history today teaches an unforgettable lesson for President Putin.

The war has now taken on the character of a confrontation between two rival regimes: Western liberal democracy on the one hand, and Russia's aggressive autocracy on the other.

It is possible that such an alignment will be the last confrontation with a totalitarian state like Russia today, the breaking or transformation of Russia into a democratic state and the completion of building a full, free, democratic and peaceful Europe.

As with the break-up of the former Soviet Union in 1989, it became possible to go through a certain period of post-war history, and for many observers the end of history as such, the end point of humanity's ideological evolution and the victory of universalism, the form of the final regime: liberal, western, peaceful democracy and the rule of law.

In a masterful analysis of the situation, the correspondent of "The New York Times" in Paris, Roger Cohen, on May 8, 2022 writes, among other things, about the difference between the values ​​of Ukrainian patriotic heroism versus the moral decadence of an autocratic Russia which is the context of Mr. Putin's opinion.

Everything is black in the portrayal of the West, in its fantasy, that Westerners have organized a "Nazi" regime in Kiev (sic!).

Smirky and dangerous fantasy.

Meanwhile, the President of France, Emanuel Macron, travels to Berlin to celebrate the 75th anniversary of May 9 as Europe Day and defends the idea that the European Union is something more than the "economy" and that Europe is inclined to transformed into a stronger federal system, a world power of 27 states with a population of nearly 450 million free citizens,

and in opposition to a militarized society;

to be transformed into a society of states celebrating victory which does not allow a dictator to rule by law commanded by himself.

In Russia, today the Great Patriotic War ceremony is held with an emphasis on military force, in Europe the categorical imperative for peace is emphasized, because "the danger of a conglomeration exists": Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol are here to testify.

In Europe, the Stalinist philosophy that preaches "military force as an effective means of changing the geopolitics of the real world" is despised, a shocking statement.

"For the community, even death is beautiful," says a Russian proverb, but for the free European individual, death is the irreparable annihilation of life.

There is nothing more precious than a free and dignified human life.

to be transformed into a society of states celebrating victory which does not allow a dictator to rule by law commanded by himself.

In Russia, today the Great Patriotic War ceremony is held with an emphasis on military force, in Europe the categorical imperative for peace is emphasized, because "the danger of a conglomeration exists": Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol are here to testify.

In Europe, the Stalinist philosophy that preaches "military force as an effective means of changing the geopolitics of the real world" is despised, a shocking statement.

"For the community, even death is beautiful," says a Russian proverb, but for the free European individual, death is the irreparable annihilation of life.

There is nothing more precious than a free and dignified human life.

to be transformed into a society of states celebrating victory which does not allow a dictator to rule by law commanded by himself.

In Russia, today the Great Patriotic War ceremony is held with an emphasis on military force, in Europe the categorical imperative for peace is emphasized, because "the danger of a conglomeration exists": Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol are here to testify.

In Europe, the Stalinist philosophy that preaches "military force as an effective means of changing the geopolitics of the real world" is despised, a shocking statement.

"For the community, even death is beautiful," says a Russian proverb, but for the free European individual, death is the irreparable annihilation of life.

There is nothing more precious than a free and dignified human life.

In Russia, today the Great Patriotic War ceremony is held with an emphasis on military force, in Europe the categorical imperative for peace is emphasized, because "the danger of a conglomeration exists": Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol are here to testify.

In Europe, the Stalinist philosophy that preaches "military force as an effective means of changing the geopolitics of the real world" is despised, a shocking statement.

"For the community, even death is beautiful," says a Russian proverb, but for the free European individual, death is the irreparable annihilation of life.

There is nothing more precious than a free and dignified human life.

In Russia, today the Great Patriotic War ceremony is held with an emphasis on military force, in Europe the categorical imperative for peace is emphasized, because "the danger of a conglomeration exists": Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol are here to testify.

In Europe, the Stalinist philosophy that preaches "military force as an effective means of changing the geopolitics of the real world" is despised, a shocking statement.

"For the community, even death is beautiful," says a Russian proverb, but for the free European individual, death is the irreparable annihilation of life.

There is nothing more precious than a free and dignified human life.

In Europe, the Stalinist philosophy that preaches "military force as an effective means of changing the geopolitics of the real world" is despised, a shocking statement.

"For the community, even death is beautiful," says a Russian proverb, but for the free European individual, death is the irreparable annihilation of life.

There is nothing more precious than a free and dignified human life.

In Europe, the Stalinist philosophy that preaches "military force as an effective means of changing the geopolitics of the real world" is despised, a shocking statement.

"For the community, even death is beautiful," says a Russian proverb, but for the free European individual, death is the irreparable annihilation of life.

There is nothing more precious than a free and dignified human life.

Clearly, the Russian concept of Europe is a misreading of the facts, the rationale and the commitments made for integration, and not just the pursuit of economic prosperity that serves to ensure peace.

In Soviet high school history books I read this definition: “Rome and Byzantium are extinct;

"Moscow is the third Rome, and there will never be a fourth Rome."

This is the chase after the "glory" provided by the 'empire' without taking into account the folly of the act and the price it kërkon demands!

The third Nazi Reich is the best lesson!

March 9, 1950, pioneer Robert Schuman, Foreign Minister of France, declared the formation of the "charbon-acier" pact in order to make the Franco-German conflict impossible and eliminate the risk of repeated suicides of the two countries.

The nucleus of the European Union was thrown into the fertile but bloody soil of the European population.

Meanwhile, in Moscow it was emphasized: “Our (Russian) people have been lonely, lonely in difficult times, heroic on the path of sacrifice to victory!

Putin) Praises for the 'war'.

An assertion without any basis!

"In Mr. Putin's mind, the idea that 'trade exchanges' bring peace between nations is very contemptuous," an inspiring idea for 450 million Europeans with an economy of $ 17 + trillion.

Russia's response has been to force territorial expansion, and in particular to create a "cordon sanitaire" until 1989, a dream that Mr. Putin still pursues today with the conflict in Ukraine.

"In his mind, Russia is today the Empire of Ancient Rome!

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel made the following statement: "Mr Putin does not understand the international context."

From day one, the attack on Ukraine was not a war against Ukraine, but against the United States and the European Union, guilty of the disappearance of the Soviet Union, 1989, (Putin Rome) also known as the "prison of the peoples", that Mr. Putin described it as "the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century."

In his speech on the attack on Ukraine, he stated: "The whole so-called 'Western clique' is formed by the US with its mentality of an 'empire of lies'."

This is the same V. Putin who on September 25, 2001, during his official visit to Germany, addressed the German Parliament, in the description of the newspaper "The New York Times": , stated: 'Russia is a friendly European country.

"Sustainable peace on the continent is the main goal for our nation… democratic values ​​and freedoms (are) ësi the key to the goals of Russian domestic politics."

Members of the German Bundestag applauded this spirit of reconciliation that was lacking in relations between East and West for decades…!

Ukraine in 2022 revealed the real Putin!

In the meantime, the war in Ukraine has united the whole of Europe in a sacred mission: to reject war and to save the freedom and democracy of 450 million free citizens.

This explains the support of many non-European countries, with the exception of economically dependent states from Russia or China.

This explains why countries close to Russia seek NATO membership as the only chance to defend themselves against Mr Putin's invasion.

New ideas are being discussed for advancing the European Union beyond trade relations.

The Italian leader, Mario Draghi, has called for a "pragmatic federation", an idea related to that of the United States of Europe.

Mr. Draghi explains: "We must overcome the principle of unanimity which ends in the logic of dissenting votes, and moves towards the decisions taken by the qualified majority, referring to the procedure that would enable approval in cases where the level of support is exceeded….

"To protect Ukraine means to protect ourselves, to offer the sense of security and democracy that we have built together for 70 years."

Today, with endless debates, it seems as if the European Union has entered a transformative phase.

The French political scientist Dominique Moisiu, speaking about May 9, said: “What is more real?

Soviet forces and ruined Mariupol, or normal European life in Strasbourg?

We must fight resolutely against him (Putin), build him (the EU) as if our future were in danger.

We can not build Europe as a world power without America, because we are losing half of Europe.

"The unification of the Western world is the key to the unification of Europe."

This would be the victory of western liberal democracy dreamed of by millions today, dead or still alive, in our world full of dangers… / "Panorama" newspaper /