Actions, not words. Like those of President Zelensky who for over a week with his troops has occupied a part of the territory of his aggressor. And it hasn’t happened since 1941. Or like those uttered by the much-wanted Putin, livid, because surprised and humiliated in front of his own. By now Ukraine has changed pace in the fight for its freedom, bringing men and military means beyond the border, as international law in the event of war would have allowed it from the beginning. With the same courage and intelligence with which it has fought until today for its survival and freedom. Against the reason for the terror, violence and barbarity perpetrated by Putin throughout the Ukrainian territory for over 900 days. And now?
Rivers of words, black on white, are flooding the press and social media. Along with the images of hundreds of Russian soldiers, mostly mercenaries, who surrender to the Ukrainians – yes, that’s right, surrender – without a fight, adding even more rancor to the face of the aggressor who recruited them. Some of them come from battalions stationed in the occupied Ukrainian territories, a sign that the attack is achieving one of its objectives. But not the only one. The image of the Kremlin, long put to the test by the Ukrainian resistance, is now more compromised than ever, especially internally.
“And if Putin is so worried about the situation in the Kursk region, he can always stop the war of aggression against Ukraine,” said Admiral John Kirby, President Biden’s national security adviser since 2022. Because Putin is worried, indeed, so much so that he feels the need to correct Alexey Smirnov, the governor of Kursk, on the invasion numbers, so that it does not appear even more humiliating. Unlike Zelensky who resolutely persists on the front line. And beyond.
“I want to thank all our men and women, starting with Commander Syrskyi, who are working to restore peace and justice on our land,” he said in a recent daily evening address to the nation. “Ukraine is proving that it really knows how to restore justice and apply the necessary pressure on the aggressor.” Undoubtedly. Proof of this is that the Russian government has decided to relocate nearly two hundred thousand residents of the thousand square kilometers occupied by the Ukrainian army in the Kursk region to other areas of the federation.
And the offensive of Zelensky’s army continues on the territory beyond the border, including the area of Belgorod. Because the Ukrainian president knows that the only way to stop the aggressor is to defeat him on the field, to undermine his international and domestic political credibility. And to demonstrate to that part of the world that believes in democracy, but has not yet understood it, that Putin and everything he represents can be faced and defeated. With facts.
*Lumsa University
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2024-08-18 23:41:31
