As Ukraine is being invaded, it is good practice for the Ukrainian state to defend it’s people. However, there are some internal problems in the Ukrainian state that should be addressed before Ukraine stands behind a pulpit asking the international community for assistance.
Firstly, Ukraine should separate & distinguish itself from racists, rather than including them in their defense operation. Some might think that since Ukraine is being invaded, what does it matter if racists are helping defend the people? The answer is simple. If racists are allowed to defend or mix with the civilian population, civilians could be hurt by any inevitable attacks against the racists. If Ukraine wants to protect its people in a wholesome way, it will also need to present itself to the international community in a wholesome way. While they may solicit help from previously friendly western countries, Ukraine will not be likely to receive any help from the countries that are targeted by Ukraine’s racist militias.
To be specific, the Ukrainian militia that this article refers to is the Azov battalion, or Azov regiment. The Azov regiment, according to Al Jazeera, is the child of a Ukrainian ultra-nationalist group ‘Patriot of Ukraine’ & neo-Nazi group ‘Social National Assembly’ (SNA).
With President Zelenskyy seemingly tolerating racism, how much support can he really get from the international community? Of course some sympathetic countries will send aid for the Ukrainian people but how much support will he really get for his military? Zelenskyy acts like he is being left alone by Europe & the rest of the world for no reason at all. However he is accountable for any negative effect this racist group has had on Ukraine’s standing in the international community. According to Al Jazeera, many innocent people have been attacked by this racist group; migrants, the Roma community & anyone they think opposes their views. Also, there is a video circulating that shows the Azov battalion rubbing pig lard on rifle bullets, as they claim it will stop Muslims from getting to heaven. Very few Muslims are involved in this war in the first place, and even if they were, rubbing pig lard on rifle bullets is not the best way to manage your time in a war.
Zelenskyy & Zelenskyy’s Ukraine have many issues to be sorted out internally before asking for help from the international community. If Zelenskyy really cared about Ukrainian people or anyone else, he would have stood up for Palestinians sometime during the past 75 years. Instead he dismissed the crimes against Palestinians & lied in order to please his friends in the terrorist state of Israel. Look on Twitter for more details.
If Zelenskyy truly wants peace for Ukraine, he will need to accept the fact that he has deeply disturbed the peace of Ukraine by turning a blind eye to racism. Since his credibility with the victims is gone, he should pass his power forward to someone less tolerant of racism. If Zelenskyy continues to cling to power, casualties will rise because of his failure to address the racists fighting in his ranks. Russia will not be comfortable as long as there is Nazis fighting alongside the Ukrainian military. And the longer Zelenskyy and the western media pretend like this group don’t exist, the more credibility they will lose in the eyes of the world.
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/7/24/ukraine-azov-battalion.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/1/who-are-the-azov-regiment
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