28/02/2022
We react because we have special links with Ukraine and Russia. Because it is not possible to keep silent in front of even more catastrophic situations that could happen.
People in our invaluable democracies here should understand the emergency to stop the conflict, so that Ukraine remains a free and independent country. And for the peace of all. The longer the war, the worse the consequences.
Ukrainians show an incredible resistance and teach at the same time a lot of lessons.
Another key to end this war of the past is to support courageous Russian people to face their destiny once again and expel Putin and his "leaders" (high and low level ones, who followed him in his dream of old imperialism without looking at history, confiscating more and more media and freedoms in their own country, confiscating more money for their high tech weapons instead of improving health, education, infrastructures, technologies, accommodation,...). Putin has already crossed too many red lines. He can no longer lead Russia after the disaster he has led the whole country to, and the disasters he has already committed in other conflicts.
BUT this is PUTIN'S WAR, NOT RUSSIA's WAR.
And even less that of the young Russian generations. If this goes on too long, all Russia will bear a heavy burden for years to come. And a good part of the world will return to the "cold" war, with a thirst for revenge.
A part of Russian society must stop feeling attacked by half the world and reverse the history.
What some people do in our own democracies by the way : WE ALL have to keep that in mind, keep the memory alive and refuse temptations of extremists. No one can claim to have the truth. Nothing is all black or white. Of course, there have been mistakes everywhere, there are guilty people everywhere, on all sides.
There are extremists in all our countries, including in Ukraine too, who cannot claim for any power in the future organization.
This part of the Russian society must do this work too. Without humiliation or aggression from other countries. Otherwise the same history will repeat again and again... there or elsewehere in 10, 20 or 50 years...
Of course, everyone thinks they have better things to do, that the money would be better spent elsewhere. Certainly. But now, the situation that our leaders, our companies, and ourselves did not want to see before is here in front of us. If we want to put an end to the excessive and useless armament race, to the permanent threats, we must seriously move forward, now.
And then, as soon as possible, we can return to much more essential things!
