Blogger Yuriy Bohdanov categorically opposes the sentiments spreading in Ukraine that Ukrainians themselves are to blame for Russia's attack. He clearly sees two fundamental reasons for the Kremlin's aggression, which do not depend on this in any way.
About the reasons for Russia's aggression against Ukraine.
Another round of manipulations on the topic of which Ukrainians are wrong and which Ukrainians are guilty of the war went viral in social networks. Therefore, it is necessary to remind once again that Russia's war against Ukraine has two fundamental reasons:
- Russia remained an empire, and the power in this empire was seized by a clique of KGB officers filled with resentment, led by a complex fall...day. Who had time to build a full-fledged dictatorship, richly paid for by revenues from oil, gas and other resources under the hypocrisy of Europe and the USA. And who at a certain point were so sure of their impunity that they dared to go to war in Europe. Of course, for the sake of the most delicious piece that broke away from the empire — Ukraine. Could it be otherwise? It is difficult to answer objectively.
- Ukraine did not take advantage of the window of opportunity in the 90s and lost time for integration into the EU and NATO. Already at the beginning of the 00s, time was lost. Could we have taken that chance in the 90s, and was that window wide enough? It is difficult to answer objectively.
These are two real fundamental reasons.
Everything else: language, culture, everything else that can be invented is either Russian self-justification or victim-blaming (attributing the blame for their suffering to the victim, - F.) in its purest form. We should be disgusted by the Russian self-justifications. But victim-blaming is extremely harmful, leave people alone. Thank you.
