Truth, lies and betrayal of Ukraine

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Near the beginning StalingradThe first part of the epic diodes of the epic on Russia and tyranny during World War II, with two hot exchange letters. At the heart of their argument, there is a dispute over whether there can be more than one fact. “If we start playing in two facts, we are in trouble,” one concludes.

Russian war correspondent turned into an author War and peace The Soviet era saw that the last word in this regard. Not so Donald Trump, as we were reminded again this week.

“When a war begins, you should know that you can win a war,” said of Ukraine President Voludmir Zelinski. “Do not start a war against someone 20 times your size and then hope that people will give you some missiles.”

So why is this falsehood matters, some might ask. Certainly everyone knows that Russia has started the war. In any case, Trump and his footnote explained their informal relationship with the truth. This week only JD Vance, Vice President, all blamed the invasion of Iraq in 2003, in which, in Europe-for its failure to protest enough on this topic.

“Frankly, if the Europeans are a little more independent and more willing to stand,” it is He said The news site, “Then we may have been able to save the entire world from the strategic catastrophe that was the American invasion of Iraq.”

truly? Try to say that to Dominic de Philippin, France’s Foreign Minister at the time. For those who have blurry memories of the countdown to the Classification of the Khattian War of America, you only need to go to YouTube and return the fortified DE Villepin speech to the United Nations.

Of course, Trump’s fans say people should not be fine. One of the close associates of the president and his internal circle tells me that Trump and his assistants are all professional wrestling fans and believe that politics should play publicly with the same spirit of fake fighting.

Trump is a former master in moving to the idea that he should not always be taken seriously. Handing over the calligraphy, “Did you say that? With a raised eyebrow, it is now a bit of feet. Of course there is a history of this” absurd old “.

But there is a gap of the difference between the linguistic transfer of daily policy and the sprain of history. There is a reason because the book from AESCHYLUS to Milton has struggled with disputes over the origins of conflict. They understood – and explored – how important as a political weapon could be to hide the cause of the war.

The idea that the truth is the “first person of war” for a long time. Trump’s imagination reminds me of Ukraine Through the look of the glass The Bosnian Serbian line was surrounding Sarajevo in the early 1990s. Even when they hit the shells in the Bosnian capital of the surrounding hills, they would be mourning that they were the victims.

At least, however, their advertising can be easily refuted on the ground. On the contrary, Trump has the most amplifier in the world. Every time such lies are pronounced, more doubts are sowing in America about the date of its participation in the war, and more legitimate questions about Ukraine mix with Russian talk points.

The Maga line is that the Zelinski government is desperate to keep the war so that they can stay in power. This is nonsense. Certainly, the government is defective. For example, its recruitment of the armed forces was. There is no doubt that it will appear in the end that some military aid has been lost. However, just as anyone who goes to Ukraine can see, the truth is that people are exhausted and desperate for peace – but it must be a fair and safe peace, ensuring that Russia cannot take a break and then invade it again.

This is not only about decency and justice for Ukraine. It is also about America’s place in the world. Confidence in this between its traditional allies leaks every day. Southeast Asian officials are publicly asking whether it can be restored. Many European officials argue that he went in the foreseeable future. The bright openings of the White House reinforce this meaning.

in Stalingrad A member of the potential Communist Party argues in favor of focusing on the “reality of the future”-that is, the utopian vision of the party-instead of the residence in a dark reality. This is Trump’s way. Ignore facts and focus on a fictional future or “great”. Grossman gives this short Sharif. One of his characters also responds: “In war … there is only one fact.”

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