cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/10430184
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After winning independence in 1991, Ukraine removed large numbers of Soviet-era statues and renamed streets as part of “decommunisation”. The process sped up in 2014 when Russia seized Crimea and fighting began in the Donbas, and moved even faster after Vladimir Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion that aimed to scrub Ukraine from Europe’s map.
Nataliia Kryvda, a professor of the history of culture at Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv, said Ukraine was going through an unfinished period of decolonisation. “The USSR absorbed national cultures. It tried to make a single nation of Soviet citizens. Russia today looks at Ukraine and says we are one people. It isn’t true. We have our own mindset, historical destiny, beliefs and dreams. Our identity is a dynamic process,” she said.
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No, but they should make sure their friends aren’t literally some of the worst people in the world before they start calling anyone enemies of humanity.
Ok, so it was just lazy political criticism that’s basically unrelated to the topic.
Call it whatever makes you feel better. Doesn’t change the fact that such criticism rings hollow when you stand proudly shoulder to shoulder with the butcher of Gaza and the Trump regime who are actively murdering people today.
You’re talking like they’re kissing ass for any reason other than just not fucking themselves while actively engaged in an existential war, which is why I’m comfortable calling it lazy political criticism. It’s being unrelated to the topic should be self-evident.
Also, I’m not really sure I’d describe their relationship with Israel as particularly close, especially given Israel’s persistent unwillingness to provide military aid, publicly condemn Russia’s aggression (going back to 2014) either individually or as a UN member state, or basically do anything vis-à-vis Ukraine that might remotely upset Russia. Hell, they won’t even refrain from buying shipments of wheat that Russia stole from Ukraine.
If anything, Ukraine’s involvement in the middle east is about Iran. You know why they’re experienced with stopping shaheed drones, right?
Zelensky and putin are competing with esch other on how much they can lick israel’s boots
Ok, but consider:
Look, I can also pull an entirely unsourced, context-free blockquote out of my ass just like you!
Fuck you and fuck your context and fuck your mother ass. You don’t compare your country victim off the russia agression to israel that is genociding palestinians
This is the source of zelensky licking israel boots.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/zelensky-evokes-nazis-in-describing-russian-invasion-they-called-this-the-final-solution/?hl=en-US#%3A~%3Atext=Beginning+his+speech+to+Knesset+members%2C+Zelensky%2Cstates+and+tried+to+carry+out+genocide.”
Interesting. I wonder when he made a speech to the Knesset like that, is there date on this article?
Oh, so like a month after the current invasion, when they were first scrambling for weapons and support to survive? Wait a second, this actually supports what I said before because after this speech Israel - as I mentioned - didn’t help Ukraine and so - as I mentioned- they actually don’t have an especially good relationship.
Thanks, this was a good talk.
What Israel ever did to help Ukrainians during the invasion? Nothing , nada. It has good relation with Russian, voted against un resolution that condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine , Israel has no sanctions on Russia and the list go on. Stop with your stupid excuses you simply do not compare your country invaded by Russia to Israel that is doing an even worst genocide to Palestinians. Zelensky is simply a disgusting Zionist that’s all but being i have decent moral I don’t let my hate for Zelensky make me support the russian agression.
Here more proof of his support for the genocidal supremacist zionism ideology and the terrorist state of Israel before Russian invasion
https://www.jta.org/2020/01/21/global/ukraines-jewish-president-heaps-praise-on-israel-in-pre-visit-interview
https://www.un.org/unispal/document/membership-of-the-committee-on-the-exercise-of-the-inalienable-rights-of-the-palestinian-people-general-assembly-decision-a-74-15/