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“The logic is this: If you believe, as EBEide and most NATO countries do, that (Vladimir) Putin’s Russia poses an existential threat to Europe, then you will do everything you can to counter that threat by helping Ukraine win.” Now let’s put it this way: if, as EBEide claims, you won’t do everything you can to help Ukraine, then you don’t see Putin’s Russia as an existential threat to Europe,” he writes.
The professor notes that the delay, lack of support and reluctance to impose tough sanctions on Russia show that NATO member countries are not actually doing what they say. In this regard, the position of the Prime Ministers of Hungary and Slovakia, as well as Donald Trump, is more honest.
He notes that even Poland, which is an ally of Ukraine, “doesn’t seem to understand that blocking the border to Ukrainian trucks and disrupting the Ukrainian economy is not a way to demonstrate its understanding of the Russian threat.”
The Baltic countries understand the threat, says A.Motylis, and recently French President Emmanuel Macron “saw the light” and moved to the side of V.Putin’s most determined critics, albeit rhetorically.
“The United States is the biggest hypocrite. With the exception of a small group of ardent Trump supporters in Congress, America’s political class insists that the vast majority support Ukraine and understand the extent of the Russian threat. And yet, Washington proved unable to subordinate electoral politics and personal ambitions to the obvious possibility that the defeat of Ukraine would mean the continuation of Russian expansion and the Third World War – and the death of thousands of Americans,” the professor emphasizes.
A.Motylis believes that the inability of the West to believe that V.Putin is the new Hitler can be explained by hopes that it is just a “bad dream”. “Unfortunately, if V. Putin goes his way, their sleep may turn out to be permanent,” he emphasizes.
The expert is convinced that the West lacks a new Winston Churchill or Franklin Roosevelt who would be able to mobilize people and bravely counter the threat posed by Russia.
“The irony is that Putin is a serial loser, a strategic imbecile who can easily be outwitted by a Western leader who dares to try.” (Ukrainian) President Volodymyr Zelensky, despite all his flaws, rose to the top and, despite his lack of political experience, managed to unite the nation and say no to Putin. Therefore, the emergence of strong leaders is possible even today,” he writes.
The professor rules out the possibility that Joe Biden or Donald Trump could become such a leader. “Unfortunately, President J. Biden failed to lead the world against V. Putin. D. Trump has also clearly demonstrated that he cannot be a leader. As a result, the fate of Ukraine and the West may remain in E. Macron’s hands. Will he be able to cope with this task and become Charles de Gaulle?” – asks A. Motylis.
French President E. Macron recently stated that Western leaders discussed the issue of sending Western troops to Ukraine. He said that cannot be ruled out.
After most countries said they would not, he stood his ground. In a long interview with TF1 Info, E. Macron said that the spread of war in Europe would be Russia’s choice and responsibility.
Russia immediately declared that France is already preparing to send about 2,000 troops to Ukraine. his soldiers. Paris denied this.
Based on information from UNIAN and The Hill.
2024-04-11 03:35:26