True peace requires Russia to renounce its imperial nature

Ask these people carrying their fallen brother in arms to his final farewell if they want peace.

Ask the family of the fallen, those who have seen the war, those who are wounded.

Ask the children who have been abroad for almost three years without seeing their father.

Ask those in the occupied territories, those who have lost their homes.

In battered villages, cities - you can ask everywhere.

And the answer will be the same.

"Of course, of course we want peace. We want to live peacefully, to grow, to give birth, to love, to travel, and to work."

But the victim of aggression cannot control whether the tormentor will stop.

And as much as Ukraine desires peace, Russia desires Ukraine’s defeat, submission, and collapse.

Therefore, Ukraine’s wishes are not enough. Russia must retreat, reject the yoke it has prepared for us, turn away from the oppressive ideas of the tormentor, and renounce the very essence of the Empire that flows through Moscow’s veins.

Is it possible?

Will this happen?

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About the author. Viktor Shlinchak, head of the Board at the Institute for World Policy.

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