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Igor Kyivskyi

@Ihor_from_Kyiv

Dec 17

This is genocide of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people... deliberate!

I can't even imagine the dark soul, the immorality, and the indifference required to watch for so many years the suffering of millions of people, the deaths of children, the destruction of cities, terrorism, and genocide.

And to continue to do nothing... or take half measures.

And now we're not just talking about the Russian occupiers who are doing all this. That's been clear for a long time.
The Russians are a clear and blatant evil, as is obvious to any sane person.
They are openly evil and the enemy, and the root cause of the war.

Now we're talking about the hypocritical, inhumane politicians who continue to toy with our lives, Ukrainians, for power, money... and geopolitical goals.

I'm talking about all these politicians, both in Ukraine and abroad, who had and have every lever of influence and opportunity to stop this war and stop the killing of innocent people. But who cares about the people and how many more Ukrainian lives will be lost?

And they're already openly declaring that Ukraine must hold off Russia for as long as possible so that everything will be peaceful and safe for them! They're not even hiding it. They say a protracted war is to their advantage... and they're doing everything they can to achieve it.

How can any sane person react when your people are bleeding, and your own politicians, as well as those from other countries, are making such statements in the fourth year of a full-scale war?

Which millions of people are simply being used as a "resource" and human shield!
They say: fight and bleed for another 3-5 years... maybe 10... maybe even more!

Is this your plan for "war and victory"?
Is this the result of your coalitions of the willing and hundreds of peace plans and summits?

Just so that Ukrainians die, hold out as long as possible, while there are still people left to die?
Is this your plan!?
War for the sake of war, while there are still people left?
Just hold out, and that's it?
But without real action and a vision of how to win? Without real help and support for the army! Without fighting total corruption!

Without fighting tyranny! Without real protection for people and cities/villages?

And no, it's not about simply giving in and capitulating to the russia!

The point is that people don't see real action or a plan for future action, they see only endless promises and lies, and how they're exploited.
A constant stream of propaganda, manipulation, and keeping people as fools and slaves, calling it "freedom."

It's truly "wonderful" that you politicians can only endlessly make pseudo-predictions about how much longer Ukraine will have to fight!
As if Ukrainian lives are a resource... a resource whose lifespan can be calculated.

And don't tell me they meant anything else... no, that's exactly it!! No one cares about the lives of ordinary people in Ukraine.

How can millions of Ukrainians, who lose loved ones every day, whose cities are being destroyed, hear all this?
All these statements and actions essentially repeat the phrase of dictator Putin: "They want to fight to the last Ukrainian."
Yes, Putin is a villain and the greatest liar.
But what can people do if you (the world's politicians) act in a way that makes such statements more and more plausible? By simply stalling for time, you are simply allowing Ukrainians to die every day.

As if we are third-class citizens who can be safely sacrificed!

Here are a few more statements from some politicians and representatives:

Bruno Kahl:
"If the war in Ukraine ends sooner (by 2029-2030), Russia will be able to refocus its efforts on Europe... It would be safer if the war lasted another five years."

Josep Borrell:
"Many want the war in Ukraine to end as soon as possible." But what difference does it make? If we stop supporting it, Putin will achieve his goals, and what will happen to European security?

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Merz: "We can end the war tomorrow if Ukraine capitulates and loses its independence. Then tomorrow it will be another country. And the day after tomorrow, it will be us. That's not an option."

Tusk: Ukraine is ready to fight for another 2-3 years. Zelenskyy told me this (in his recent statements).

In other words, they are ready and willing to continue the fight at the cost of Ukrainian lives, but they are doing nothing REAL to achieve VICTORY.

They will continue to buy energy from Russia and do business with it... blocking or delaying large arms shipments... or supplying them in small quantities.

And Ukrainians are not "people" to all of them, so let them continue to die!

Your ambitions, power and money are what is important to you!

And this applies to all politicians, including Ukrainians, who for some reason are in no hurry to go to the trenches. However, all these politicians declare that they are ready to fight forever and for years, but with the hands and lives of others.
But not with their own, not with the lives of their children!
How long will you mock Ukrainians?

How many more children do the Russians have to kill before you stop them, instead of their false promises?
Thousands of endless, meaningless summits.
Eternal summits, eternal formulas of "peace...victory". "Coalitions of the willing".
What more summits and meetings are ahead, without meaning and action?

Eternal meetings with smiles, photo shoots and discussions of something, without real solutions, while people continue to die. Eternal experiences. Eternal condemnations. Eternal promises.
We are all already terribly tired of these political hypocrites, while our people are dying, and they play with people's lives, and only create the appearance of action ...

More than 3.5 years after the full-scale invasion ... and more than 11 years of war in general.

Thousands of people killed, cities and villages destroyed ... terror, genocide ... thousands of war crimes committed by the Russians on the territory of Ukraine, which they ATTACKED.
Daily bombing of cities. Genocide and terror.

There is a terrible but persistent feeling that for many politicians in the world (and in Ukraine) the deaths of Ukrainians have remained "numbers in reports."

That they never really cared that real people were dying every day – women, children, the elderly, soldiers, whose lives could not be replaced by any “formulas” and “road maps”. They were worried about their own seats, ratings, domestic political games, image on the world stage.

And now there is no doubt that some of them benefit from a protracted war. After all, while Ukrainians are holding back russia at the cost of their lives, they can afford to make “loud statements” and be protected at the cost of other people’s lives.

And someone continues to steal and make money from the war.

It seems that the lives of Ukrainians are something third-rate for them and they can be safely sacrificed.

And that is why everything is dragging on so much. They are in no hurry to help Ukraine really defeat the enemy.
But they are not letting us lose completely quickly.
After all, then this “buffer”, this line of defense, convenient for them in political calculations, will disappear. Ukraine is paying a terrible price – the price of the best people, the price of the destroyed land, the price of the future of our children.

This is even more painful: it turns out that human life is empty for them. That the values they love to boast about so much dissolve where personal gain begins. And the most painful thing is to realize that Ukrainian blood has become a bargaining chip for them in a big game, where the main thing is not to lose to themselves, but not to save us.

Three and a half years of war — isn’t that enough for decisive action?
This time would be enough to restore Europe’s defense, arm Ukraine, and develop a real strategy for victory.
But they didn’t give a damn the whole time.
They sought only their own benefit and geopolitical interests, which they covered under the guise of aid.. while giving it in a way that Ukraine would not bleed so quickly. But they did not win!

They like to talk about “values” and “alliance”. They hold summits, make speeches, promise to “be there for as long as necessary”. However, in reality, it is Ukrainians who die every day, and the decisions of these politicians are reduced to endless debates and empty promises.

It is in their interest that our cities turn into ruins. It is in their interest that our children grow up to the sound of sirens. While Ukraine is on the defensive, they have time for negotiations, economic calculations and political games.
The time for decisive steps has passed - now the consequences lie with those who chose words over actions.
With their resources and capabilities, they could have ended this war a long time ago, and even helped Ukraine win.
But they never had such a goal!

And the blame for every innocent death of every Ukrainian, from a civilian to soldiers on the front lines, lies not only with the Russians who came to our land to kill us.

This blame also lies with those who do nothing to stop it.
Or, what is worse, profit from the war and make it a mechanism for extending their power, ambitions and goals. At the same time, sacrificing people as toys.

At the end of the video, Zelenskyy openly admits that many Western countries are interested in a protracted war so that we can exhaust the Russian Federation with our lives.

This is where the most painful part begins to emerge: we are being forced to serve as an eternal shield, an eternal frontline, an eternal "buffer zone."

And if for politicians in other countries this is cold calculation, then the height of cynicism begins when we see how our own government and the authorities in Ukraine pretend that everything is fine. As if this is how it should be.

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Igor Kyivskyi

@Ihor_from_Kyiv

Sep 2

The US, Europe and their allies must finally understand how much pressure and influence they can exert on China and India, and what leverage they actually have over them if the allies had even a little political will and determination.

However, they continue to allow this axis to grow, to strengthen... and they themselves finance the economies of these countries, the money from which also goes to their military machine, which sooner or later can be turned against the West itself.

For China and India, relations with the collective West—the 🇺🇸, 🇪🇺, and other Western allies and partners—are much more beneficial.
These countries give them the main thing: huge markets, investments, modern technologies, financial infrastructure and access to education.
For China, this is trillions of dollars in trade turnover and key export destinations. For India, this is the main source of growth in IT, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing.

Russia plays an important, but secondary role. It supplies China and India with resources - oil, gas, coal, fertilizers and weapons. Politically, it is a convenient partner, especially against the backdrop of confrontation with the West. But economically, it is not critically important for either 🇨🇳 or 🇮🇳.

If 🇨🇳 or 🇮🇳 lose access to the West, this will be a powerful blow to their economy, technology and future growth. The loss of russia is unpleasant, but survivable and replaceable.

The West is more profitable and important for China and India. russia is a tactical, but not a strategic economic partner.

China will suffer the most.
The economy is heavily tied to exports to the 🇺🇸,🇪🇺 and other developed countries (electronics, technology, textiles, etc.). The loss of these markets = a blow to millions of jobs, foreign exchange earnings and GDP growth. Technologies and equipment (chips, industrial electronics) are 70-90% of Western origin. China's financial system depends on access to the dollar, SWIFT, Western banks. For China, Western sanctions = a shock with large-scale economic consequences, especially if the sanctions are tough and coordinated.

India will suffer moderately, but still noticeably. The main industries (IT, pharmaceuticals, textile exports) are oriented towards the markets of the US, EU, UK. Dependence on Western investment and educational ties. Technological modernization is strongly tied to the West (for example, in defense, energy, infrastructure). India will lose in growth and opportunities, but due to its internal dynamics and more diversified economic model, the blow will be less destructive than in China.

And what about the West? The West will also suffer, but to a lesser extent: The loss of cheap goods from China will cause inflation and logistical disruptions. Some industries (electronics, cars, pharmaceuticals) will feel a shortage of components. However, the West has more diversified economies, strong domestic markets and can reorient itself. The West will experience difficulties, but will survive more easily than China and India, especially with coordinated actions and economic flexibility.

In the global economy, the East depends more on the West than vice versa.

In the global economic and technological context, China and India are clearly and deeply dependent on the collective West — on its markets, technologies, investments, logistics, and financial system. This is a strategic dependence built into the very structure of their economies.

russia, with all its resource and political significance, is not capable of replacing even a small part of what the US, Europe, and allied countries provide. It can be a temporary source of raw materials or a political ally, but it does not carry critical weight in the economic development of either 🇨🇳 or 🇮🇳.

China and India are an order of magnitude more dependent on the West than on russia. This is a fact confirmed by the economy, logistics, and real interests. The loss of russia is a correction. The loss of the West is a crisis.

China and India depend on the West far more than on Russia.

China: trade with the US & EU > $1.5T, with Russia ≈ $240B. Exports to the West ≈ 40%, to Russia < 4%.

India: trade with the US > $200B, with russia ≈ $69B. Over 55% of IT exports and 30% of pharma go to the US/EU.

The West gives them markets, investments, technologies, and finance.
Russia provides only raw materials, which can be replaced.

Losing Russia = adjustment.
Losing the West = crisis.

russia is important to China and India mainly as a political ally against Western pressure.
Economically, its role is limited to raw materials - oil, gas, coal, weapons.

russia is a supplier of raw materials for China and India, which, if necessary, can be replaced by other markets: the Middle East, Africa, Latin America. But it is impossible to replace the USA and Europe - no region can provide such a volume of technologies, investments, financial infrastructure and solvent demand.

Therefore, the loss of russia is an inconvenience for China and India.
The loss of the West is a systemic crisis and a blow to future growth.

Now let's add to the list of all strategic partners and allies of the USA and Europe: USA, EU (+ UK, Norway and other non-EU countries) Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore.

Then the volume of trade between the US, Europe and their strategic partners with China and India will be measured in trillions of dollars, against several hundred billion of the same China and India with russia. The dependence of China and India on the West and its allies is approximately 10 times higher than on russia.

Now these countries are trying to unite against the West and its Allies.
So maybe it's time for the West to act too? And unite even more!

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Igor Kyivskyi

@Ihor_from_Kyiv

Jul 22

Verkhovna Rada deputies applaud after the adoption of the law against the anti-corruption bureau. Regardless of whether Zelenskyy signs this law or not. Today, a law was adopted with which the legislative power simply spits and laughs in the face of Ukrainians during a war, when many of them are giving their lives ... and for which 263 deputies voted

NABU has never been an ideal body. To put it mildly. The number of guilty verdicts in their cases against high-ranking corrupt officials is extremely small. NABU has referred more than 1,000 cases to court. Only less than 50 people received real terms. BUT. You can have different attitudes to their work. Criticize them. Reforms - yes. Improving work - yes. Searching for agents of the Russian Federation in their ranks - yes, fighting moles within the agency - yes. But adopting a bill to limit the independence of the NABU and the SAPO is NOT the NORM.. These are the kinds of laws that undermine the trust of both Ukrainian citizens and international partners. War does not justify such actions. We should not build authoritarianism in our country, where all branches of power and bodies are controlled by one person or a group of people.

The same applies to guilty verdicts. Here, too, NABU is not always to blame, because guilty verdicts also depend on the judicial system. Even if NABU works honestly, this does not guarantee imprisonment: the judicial system is weakly independent, cases fall apart in the courts or are blocked from above. Therefore, the solution is not in blocking or subordinating anti-corruption bodies, but in working on their reform and improvement, and first of all - in improving the work of INDEPENDENT COURTS. We need a free Ukraine, where the law and order work, and not russia 2.0.

I am not idealizing NABU, and this is not even an attempt to protect it. There are many problems there. But such laws are definitely not a solution. They only make the situation worse.

1. Loss of independence, the law effectively eliminates the autonomy of NABU from any anti-corruption structures - the Prosecutor General, who is appointed by the President, acquires the ability to redistribute cases, control investigations, and appoint prosecutors to NABU and SAPO . This leads to the consolidation of power in the hands of the executive branch.

2. Concentration of executive power in one subject.

The Constitutional Court (CSU) in 2019–2021 repeatedly indicated that due to the indirect subordination of NABU to the President (through the authority to appoint/dismiss the director), the principle of separation of powers is violated and a parallel executive branch is created - “parallel power”, which contradicts the Constitution and threatens democratic guarantees.

3. Complicating the investigation of top corruption.
As noted, the Prosecutor General is able to change the direction of cases, withdraw the investigation or appoint other prosecutors - even if NABU detectives at the investigation stage have uncovered corruption schemes involving government officials. This can lead to blocking or reducing the effectiveness of investigations.

4. Deterioration of the international image and the risk of loss of funding.

International partners, including representatives of the EU and the G7, have expressed concern. They considered the independence of anti-corruption bodies to be a key criterion for further support and advancement of Ukraine towards the EU. The changes create a risk of loss of trust and funding .

Law No. 12414 effectively nullifies the independence of NABU, transferring control to the Prosecutor General appointed by the President.
This violates the constitutional balance of power and poses a threat to the rights and freedoms of citizens. There is a serious risk that top corruption cases will be interrupted or transferred in an undesirable direction. Ukraine may lose support and funding from Western partners due to violation of anti-corruption guarantees.

And yes, those people who will write to me about corruption in NABU itself. Or that they found traitors there who worked for the Russian Federation. I do not deny that such cases can happen in this bureau as well. I do not deny that there cannot be traitors in this structure. But traitors are everywhere and always... in any country and at all times. Both in Ukraine and in other countries. For example, there were no fewer traitors in the SBU than in NABU.
Moreover, among senior officials and officers... In Crimea and other occupied regions and cities, the SBU and police often went over to the enemy in whole groups... and such cases can happen and have happened, unfortunately, in any branch of government or department. But we do not disband the SBU or other departments based on this logic, where there were traitors and corrupt officials, and we do not subordinate them to other departments, do we?

Because there are also many honest, decent people there... who really serve Ukraine and the people.

Therefore, fighting the anti-corruption bureau is not a solution. This requires investigations... reforms... improving their work. Yes, this investigation bureau is not ideal... yes, it needs to be improved. But not with such a law.

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I wrote this post a couple of days ago. It seems I was right about its relevance.

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Igor Kyivskyi

@Ihor_from_Kyiv

Jun 8

Mariupol and Bakhmut... before and after the Russian invasion.

These two cities are just one of many examples of cities that were completely or partially destroyed by Russian terrorists and occupiers.

There are many more cities on this list, such as Soledar, Marinka, Vovchansk, Vuhledar, Sievierodonetsk, Rubizhne, Popasna, Kreminna, Lyman, Volnovakha, Izium, Kupiansk…etc.

This list also includes hundreds of destroyed villages... as well as many cities that, although not completely destroyed, suffered greatly, such as Irpin, Bucha, and many of them continue to be under constant attacks by russian terrorists to this day: Kharkiv (Saltivka), Sumy and other frontline cities and villages.

At the same time, the entire territory of Ukraine is subject to constant missile attacks, as well as attacks by Shahid drones, and there is practically not a single city in Ukraine that has not been attacked by the Russians.

Now show all these images of destroyed cities, thousands of deaths of civilians and our children to all those who justify the russians. Or to those who say that the Ukrainian strikes on russian military airfields are terror.

Destruction of the aggressor's aircraft, which have been killing Ukrainians daily for several years now, committing countless war crimes and aggression - IS THIS TERROR?

A world of vile, immoral and inhuman hypocrites, whose souls are blacker than soot.

And it is precisely in this hypocrisy that the root of global evil lies.
Those who remain silent about Mariupol and hundreds of other cities and towns, but are outraged by the military airfield where the planes that committed all this were destroyed, are not pacifists or adherents of peace, but accomplices of murder. Those who shout that they do not want a third world war, but have never called on Russia to stop bombing Ukrainian cities, choose the side of violence, not peace.

Ukraine did not start this war.
Ukraine defends its right to live.

And every Ukrainian strike on a missile depot, on an airfield from which murderers take off, on a command post of those who give orders to bomb peaceful cities - This is defense, this is the right to life.

While someone demands to “understand Russia”, Ukrainians bury their loved ones every day, for the sole reason that Russia started the war, and it can also end it.

An elderly woman, who was pulled out from under the rubble by rescuers and who spent two days under a concrete slab next to the body of her dead neighbor.
Will she be an “aggressor” if she says: “I want those who dropped this bomb on us to never take off again”?

A father, mother and their daughter, left without a home, without work, without school and heat - are they terrorists if they pray that the enemy airfield from which the missile took off no longer exists?

Is a paramedic who has stopped the bleeding of children wounded by shelling hundreds of times a war criminal if he says: “If we destroy the enemy positions, fewer children will die”?

A schoolgirl, who has studied in a basement for over a year, will she become a “radical” if she writes an essay: “I dream that killer drones will no longer fly over us”?

And at this moment, everyone who lives in warmth, safety and well-being, but condemns those who defend their right to life, loses the moral right to talk about humanity.

A Ukrainian who demands the destruction of a military airfield from which planes take off every day, killing his people, is not a terrorist. He is a man who does not want to die.
A mother who screams to the whole world: "Help us survive!" is not an instigator of conflict. She is the voice of those who survived hell.

So stop shifting responsibility.
Stop comparing defense with attack.
Stop devaluing other people's pain.

Peace begins with honesty.
With recognition: who is destroying and who is protecting.
And only then can we talk about peace - real, not imaginary.

Before the war and after the invasion

Before the war and after the invasion

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Igor Kyivskyi

@Ihor_from_Kyiv

May 29

Until the war comes to your home, it is very easy to talk about it from afar. It is very easy to overlook the thousands of deaths and destruction. It is very easy to talk about forgiveness, to be a moralist and a peacemaker, when Russian terrorists did not kill your loved ones, destroy your home and raze your city to the ground. When they didn't rape your wife or daughter or kill your children. When they weren't trying to take your freedom away. What they did to millions of Ukrainians. When your country is not subject to barbaric invasion, terror, genocide, it is very easy to sit in a warm chair and teach others how to live and what to do.

Every Ukrainian lost a relative or friend in this war. Tens of thousands of Ukrainians were killed by Russian fascists. Thousands of Russian missiles were fired at peaceful cities. Millions of shells. Violence, robbery, genocide. This is in case someone wants to teach Ukrainians how to fight and what to do!

So it's better to just shut your mouth!

And then to the ignoramuses who continue to spread nonsense.

1. First study the Geneva Convention and the rules of surrender, so as not to write nonsense. There was no capitulation here. If the Russian terrorist wanted to surrender, he would have done so long ago: Ukraine provides many options for official surrender and saving lives.

2. These terrorists came to kill Ukrainians, to Ukrainian land, to their home. This aggressor did not surrender before, he killed Ukrainians... and if this drone had not killed him, he would have continued to do so. If you do not want to fight, the rule is simple - go home. It was not the Ukrainians who came to his land, but he came to kill Ukrainians.

3. Why don't all these hypocrites who call this a war crime so actively post thousands of photos and videos of Russians executing Ukrainian prisoners of war who have already surrendered according to all the rules of the convention? Why don't you so actively expose thousands of Russian war crimes and Russian terror against the population of Ukraine. But you won't find thousands of testimonies of Russian war crimes on the pages of these hypocrites. And these are only the ones that are documented. And how many more have not been filmed or photographed. Maybe it's time to stop equating the victim with the aggressor? The Ukrainians did not attack Russia. If you feel so sorry for the "Russian boys", go and tell them to go home.

Do I like such videos? No. Do I feel sorry for the person in the video? In this situation, no. Because he is a murderer who came to kill others. I am a Christian, and for me, killing people has always been a tragedy. But this does not apply to the murder of those who themselves came to kill the innocent. Even Christ in the Gospel, when asked by soldiers what to do, said: "Do not offend anyone, do not slander, and be content with your pay." He did not forbid them to serve and defend their homeland. He did not forbid them to kill those who came with a sword. He only said not to offend the innocent. But he did not forbid killing those who brought evil and death and came with a sword themselves.

This is war. And I, like many others, would like there to be peace. For people to stop dying. For our children to have a future. But in order for such videos to not exist, the Russians just need to go home and stop killing us. And everything else is just an excuse for their countless crimes that they commit themselves, voluntarily. It is their choice. They invaded Ukraine, and it was not Ukraine that attacked but Russia. Experience the grief and suffering that we suffered at the hands of the Russians before you say anything and judge us. And if you were in our place, you would do the same... but these people are not in our place to judge.

As for surrendering to the “drone”. There is no such procedure. A kamikaze combat drone does not represent such procedures, even in terms of the technical component... If this drone had not destroyed this occupier, this terrorist and murderer would have continued to kill Ukrainians tomorrow. We will not risk our people in such situations by giving life to a murderer who tomorrow may kill the one who saved his life. There are many ways for the Russians to surrender to Ukraine before something like this happens to them. There are international rules for surrender, there are Ukrainian hotlines and messengers where you can call or write. In the end, there are many other ways to simply go to your Muhosransk and leave Ukrainian soil and stay alive. And it’s hypocritical to gesture when a shell is already flying at you - that’s not how it works. Russian terrorists are killing our soldiers with drones too... and showing them no mercy. So why should we feel sorry for our murderers and aggressors who kill our loved ones and want to destroy our country? We comply with the Geneva Convention... and treat prisoners of war more than humanely, and more well than they deserve. But we will not risk our personnel and let the orcs go, only because while killing the Ukrainians, at some point they realized that they themselves could be killed, and at the last moment they began to ask to let them go.

In addition, drone operators cannot even technically carry out such a surrender procedure without huge risks for themselves and our soldiers in the aftermath. Therefore, every occupier who sets foot on our land must be aware of this. If you don't want to die this way, don't come to Ukraine. But we will defend our land and our people in every possible way.

But even despite everything that these terrorists have done... our soldiers still treat Russian prisoners of war humanely... in contrast to the attitude of Russian fascists towards Ukrainian prisoners of war.

However, what am I talking about... russian fascists even abandon their wounded soldiers, simply leaving them to die...

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Igor Kyivskyi

@Ihor_from_Kyiv

Mar 22

A little about Witkoff statements...

"These territories are Russian-speaking, and referendums were held there, where the majority of people voted to be under Russian rule" - Witkoff.

Okay, if Mr. Witkoff believes that native speakers can choose which country to belong to, does that mean English-speaking Americans should be part of England? Well, they are native English speakers, right?

Or okay, if he means ethnicity.

But then it's even more complicated... because the population of the United States is 98-99 percent immigrants or descendants of immigrants. For example, 31 million people said they were ethnically Irish (that's about 9% of the country's population). So now, by Witkoff's logic, part of the United States should belong to Ireland? I'm not even talking about other ethnic groups... including over 1 million Ukrainians.

I repeat, I write exclusively as if I thought like this person, and reasoned about the United States the way he reasoned about Ukraine and Ukrainians, and about its territories.
I am in no way questioning the independence and territorial integrity of the United States. And I want my American friends to take this solely as an example of parallels to the words of this man.

2. According to the Constitution of Ukraine, the land of Ukraine is the property of the entire people. Ukraine is a unitary state. A separate region cannot decide its own destiny without a general referendum.

Russia held a referendum that violated all international norms. On foreign soil and country... At gunpoint and in the presence of masked terrorists. Without a full and adequate consideration of the people's opinion. Part of the population of these regions was then on the territory controlled by Ukraine and could not take part in any voting. Another large part of the population of these regions were "refugees" and could not vote, since they fled from these regions in the first days of the war. Therefore, this is a false show... But even that part of the Ukrainians who remained on the territory occupied by Russia did not take part in it 100%. The maximum number of people who took part in the voting for one reason or another does not even make up 30-20% of the total population of these regions. And those who did, were forced to vote at gunpoint... which is already an international violation, and cannot be considered a legitimate vote showing the voice of all the people living there.

Let us also remind you about the real legitimate referendum in Ukraine, which has already been held and where the residents of Ukraine already expressed their opinion.
On December 1, 1991, a decisive event took place for the formation of Ukrainian statehood - an all-Ukrainian referendum to confirm the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine.

More than 84% of voters took part in the referendum, more than 92% voted for independence.

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Ukraine, including population
Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where almost 84% of voters voted for independence, including Crimea, which was then a region with a predominant Russian-speaking population..
In Crimea, independence was supported by more than 54% of voters, and in Sevastopol - by more than 57%. And this is in a region where Russia has been intentionally Russifying the population for years, deporting Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars from there and settling Russians.
I would like to remind you that throughout history Russia has always tried to Russify Ukraine and destroy its identity, culture and people. But even despite this, despite repressions, famines and genocides, occupation, Ukrainians fought for their independence and freedom. And on December 1, 1991, all of Ukraine voted overwhelmingly for Independent Ukraine.
The historical significance of the all-Ukrainian referendum on December 1, 1991 is that it actually marked the end of the existence of the USSR.

And now the question is, why didn't Russia hold a referendum when Chechnya wanted independence from Russia? But they started a war against them. So why doesn't it hold them at home?

And in other countries it organizes armed conflicts and wars in order to annex territories, and then holds its pseudo-referendums. Also a question to other countries, why don't you hold these referendums at yourselves!? Why does everyone interfere in the internal affairs of Ukraine and tell us who should own what? Without knowing anything about Ukraine, our history and the real state of affairs. Why do you think that you have the right to decide the fate of millions and decide something for others. Why doesn't Ukraine tell anyone what should belong to whom.

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