Updated March 08, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.
President Zelenskiy on Russian Killings
My Thoughts
The people of Ukraine did not start a war with Putin and the Russians. For political reasons Putin the dictator found that the desire of Ukraine to be free and part of NATO was too much for him. Once he invaded his soldiers found out quickly that the reasons they were given for invading were in fact misleading and that the Ukrainian people wanted nothing to do with being a part of new Soviet Union.
Once the Russians realized that Ukraine was not going to lay down and play dead they began to systematically attack civilians. One must assume with the intent of demoralizing the masses into capitulation. Attacking civilians especially the old, women and children is evil and has no place in any war. Most especially those citizens who want nothing more than to escape the carnage foisted on them by the dictator Putin.
The Ukrainian President has every right to be angry as one saw in the video.
A Quote in the National Post
“Ukrainians!
Today is Forgiveness Sunday. A day when we always apologized. To each other. To all people. To God. But today, it seems, many have not mentioned this day at all. Have not mentioned the obligatory words: “Forgive me.” And the obligatory answer: “God forgives, and I forgive.” These words seem to have lost their meaning today. At least in part. After everything we went through.
We will not forgive the destroyed houses. We will not forgive the missile that our air defence shot down over Okhmatdyt today. And more than 500 other such missiles that hit our land. All over Ukraine. Hit our people and children.
We will not forgive the shooting of unarmed people. Destruction of our infrastructure.
We. Will. Not. Forgive. Hundreds and hundreds of victims. Thousands and thousands of sufferings. And God will not forgive. Not today. Not tomorrow. Never. And instead of Forgiveness, there will be a Day of Judgment.
Zelenskyy continued: “It seems everything Russian servicemen have already done is still not enough for them. Not enough ruined destinies. Mutilated lives. They want to kill even more.
Tomorrow Russia has officially announced the shelling of our territory. Our enterprises. Defence complex. Most were built decades ago. By the Soviet government. Built in cities. And now they are in the middle of an ordinary urban environment. Thousands of people work there. Hundreds of thousands live nearby.
This is murder. Deliberate murder.
And I have not heard a reaction from any world leader today. From any Western politician. Reaction to this announcement. Think about the sense of impunity of the invaders: they announce their planned atrocities. Why?
Because there is no reaction. Because there is silence. Not a word, as if Western leaders have dissolved tonight. For this day. I hope that at least tomorrow you will notice it. React. Say something. We know exactly who prepared this attack. We know exactly how orders will follow the vertical command. We know everything.
And we will not forgive anything. The Tribunal is waiting for you. And God’s judgment, if you try to hide.
The audacity of the aggressor is a clear signal to the West that sanctions against Russia are not enough. Because they didn’t understand. Did not feel. They did not see that the world is really determined. Really determined to stop this war. You will not hide from this reality. Zelenskyy added: “There was a lot of talk about humanitarian corridors. There were talks every day about the opportunity for people to leave the cities where Russia came. Russian military.
I am grateful to every Ukrainian who stays to defend our cities, even in the encirclement. Our freedom.
But I also know that there are people who really need to get out. Who cannot stay. And we heard the promise that there would be humanitarian corridors. But there are no humanitarian corridors.
Instead of humanitarian corridors, they can only make bloody ones.
A family was killed in Irpen today. A man, a woman and two children. Right on the road. As in the shooting club. When they were just trying to get out of town. To escape.
The whole family. How many such families have died in Ukraine! We will not forgive. We will not forget.
We will punish everyone who committed atrocities in this war. On our land. We will find every bastard. Which shot at our cities, our people. Which bombed our land. Which launched rockets. Which gave the order and pressed “start”.
There will be no quiet place on this Earth for you. Except for the grave.”
National Post -Shari Kulha 18 hrs ago ‘We. Will. Not. Forgive,’ Zelenskyy says in impassioned Forgiveness Sunday speech | National Post
Link to a previous post – The Sounds of Silence
The Sounds of Silence – Lisa Parent Covid-19 Home Page
Conclusion
I’m very concerned that the leaders of both NATO and Russia are playing a game of war chess with the lives of the Ukrainian people. Yes there is outrage from ordinary people but the leaders must become more firm with the Russian leadership and frankly will either step in now to stop the carnage or fight with Russia later on when Putin decides the west is weak and moves to create a new Soviet Union.
There is no way to avoid the bully. He will continue to push until his victims and future victims say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Or is this part of the broader plan of the World Economic Forum? With Covid losing its luster maybe they need a little war as a new distraction while they make their own moves on our freedom.
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