Because Europeans conceived of their Union as a haven of peace, they all but forgot the importance of resisting totalitarianism, says Ukrainian philosopher Constantin Sigov
Ukrainian servicemen attend a ceremony at the site of the former Stalag 328 camp in Lviv on May 8th, 2024, to mark the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, and the 79th anniversary of the victory over nazism and the end of the second World War in Europe. All of Soviet Ukraine was occupied by the Nazis for most of the war. Photograph: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Gettyfour days after Russia ’s full-scale invasion in 2022. It is unlikely to become a full-fledged member before 2030, if then.
Ukraine’s history is also Mongol, Cossack, Russian, Slavic and Turkish. But its citizens see Europe as a beacon of culture, democracy, prosperity and human rights Belgium, Britain, France and Germany industrialised the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine in the 19th century. A direct train ran from Brussels to Donbas, which was known as Belgium’s tenth province. The British founded Donetsk city, and John Hughes from Wales built the metallurgy plant which produced most of the Russian empire’s iron.
To this day, Russia perpetuates the myth that Ukraine was a country of collaborators and that it was and is governed by Nazis
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