Ukraine cannot remain a buffer gray area between democracy and dictatorship

The Moscow lands and all that is located to the east of them and remains under their domination will not be different, better, more civilized in the coming decades.

There is no hope there. There will be degradation, convulsions of the empire, which will end in collapse, sooner or later.

We must be prepared for this. It is not enough to defend our right to live and liberate Ukraine. 

We need to build a security wall, including a nuclear umbrella, so that their destruction does not “cover” us in the future. So that the corpse stench of the collapse of this newest fascist regime does not poison Ukraine, which is now bleeding its daughters and sons, but will certainly survive and develop as a great European nation. 

Do not let yourself be deceived any longer. Don't believe their lies anymore! There is no longer any hope for common sense, humanity or self-preservation instincts of those who have submitted to criminals and murderers.

Ukraine will survive only as a national state, with its own language, faith and powerful Armed Forces.

There can be no retreat from these positions. This confrontation is existential. We must not allow the bacillus of returning to the past to enter Ukraine again. It is an illusion to return to the friendship of “brotherly” nations. Ukraine has long since exhausted all attempts at compromise, friendly steps, and good intentions. 

Anyone who offers disarmed neutrality is an enemy. Those who propose to return the Moscow church are an enemy. Those who propose to return the Ukrainian language to its former secondary position are an enemy.

There should be no illusions: only external force, comprehensive sanctions, including an embargo on exports and imports, and a large-scale economic crisis within Russia can stop them.

Ukraine cannot remain a buffer gray zone between democracy and dictatorship, between good and evil, between the right of force and weakened international law.

Only a militarily powerful, well-armed Ukraine, with its missile shield and sword, can survive. Moreover, without joining joint defense alliances, this will be very difficult and time-consuming.

Therefore, we are going our own way. 

Ukraine listens to its partners and their leaders, but it also hears the voices of tens of thousands who gave their lives for a new Ukraine: a united, independent, democratic, and successful country that has chosen and is defending its sovereign path. Its citizens will forever remember these historic times, which will change Europe and, in many ways, the whole world!

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About the author. Valeriy Chaly, Ukrainian diplomat, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States

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