Terror and murder remain the “mainstays” of retired Russian KGB agents

It’s clear that Ukraine’s strike on Russian nuclear aircraft embarrassed Russia in front of the world. Russia wants to appear strong and feared, but Ukraine has shown it is not afraid. Instead, Ukraine has exposed how weak Russia really is — unable to protect even its so-called “nuclear shield,” which now looks like nothing more than a pile of old tires.

Here is a quote from the Ukrainian law “On the Prohibition of Propaganda of the Russian Nazi Totalitarian Regime,” which I wrote in 2022 and was passed by the Verkhovna Rada:

“The Russian Federation is a terrorist state. One of the main goals of its political regime is the genocide of the Ukrainian people — through mass killings, the destruction of civilians, international crimes, the use of banned weapons, and attacks on civilian infrastructure. It also creates artificial humanitarian crises across Ukraine and in specific regions.”

The Russian regime hasn’t changed over the years. Just like in the past, terror and the killing of innocent people are still the “mainstays” for former KGB agents who now run the country.

But Ukraine is not backing down. It continues to show the world that it can strike back hard at the aggressor — and no pile of old tires will stop it.

About the author. Mykola Knyazhytskyi, journalist, Member of Parliament of Ukraine

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