Mark Lansbury

2024-09-30 11:41:22

Ukraine commemorates 83rd anniversary of Babyn Yar tragedy

Zelensky saying that it is a "terrifying symbol" of what _can happen when the world _"lacks the determination to stand up against evil."__

The #BabynYar tragedy was a mass murder of nearly 34,000 #Jews by #Nazi forces over two days in September 1941, near Kyiv, as part of the #Holocaust.

Estimates put the total #death toll, which also includes #Soviet prisoners of war and the #Romani people, at over 100,000.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-commemorates-83rd-anniversary-babyn-yar-tragedy/

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Ukraine commemorates 83rd anniversary of Babyn Yar tragedy

Ukraine commemorated the 83rd anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy on Sept. 29, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that it is a "terrifying symbol" of what can happen when the world "lacks the determination to stand up against evil." The Babyn Yar tragedy was a mass murder of nearly 34,

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Mark Lansbury

2024-08-31 15:31:07

'Would you blame Hungarians for Soviet invasion?' - Von der Leyen criticizes those who 'muddy the waters' on Ukraine

"They blame the war not on the invader but on the #invaded. Not on (Vladimir) Putin's lust for power, but on Ukraine's thirst for freedom," von der Leyen said at the Globsec conference in Prague, attended by the Kyiv Independent.

"So I want to ask them: would you ever blame the Hungarians for the Soviet #invasion of 1956? Would you ever blame the Czechs for the #Soviet oppression of 1968?"

"The #Kremlin's behavior was #evil and atrocious back then, and it is evil and atrocious today," the #EU official said.

Von der Leyen also criticized Europe's pre-2022 "illusion" that greater economic integration with Russia would lead to more stability.

https://kyivindependent.com/would-you-blame-hungarians-for-1956-von-der-leyen-blasts-those-who-muddy-waters-on-ukraine/

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'Would you blame Hungarians for Soviet invasion?' - Von der Leyen criticizes those who 'muddy the waters' on Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Aug. 30 criticized certain EU politicians for "muddying the waters" and shifting the blame for Russia's war on Ukraine, drawing historical comparisons to Soviet aggression in Central Europe.

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