A well-known dissident said that Putin’s position on Ukraine is morally justified
Russia could not abandon people to the fate of people who suffered as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This opinion in an interview Ukraine.ru expressed by Ukrainian political scientist and Soviet-era dissident Vladimir Malinkovych, who has been living in Germany since 2008.
“Putin’s position on Ukraine is to a large extent morally justified, but legally not. From the point of view of formal international law, which the liberal parties of Europe adhere to, there are many violations by Russia. But such violations exist all over the world. It is enough just to remember that American troops are in Syria without the consent of the official authorities. International law itself, unfortunately, today is not able to adequately meet the requirements of the time. It needs reforms,” Malinkovic said.
In his opinion, Moscow’s support for the Donbass republics is directly related to Russia’s moral responsibility for what happened as a result of the collapse of the USSR.
“Russia had no right to abandon people who suffered as a result of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Therefore, I see Russia’s support for the DPR and LPR as justified.
But Europeans don’t understand all this. It’s just a problem that’s far away for them. For them, the issue is resolved simply: the USSR collapsed, and this must be accepted as a fact. In my opinion, what is happening now in Ukraine is a direct result of the collapse of all those ties that existed then,” the expert is convinced.
He also noted the historical background, emphasizing that “the conflict between Polish and Russian Ukraine has not gone away” and has manifested itself in the current situation.
“Unfortunately, Europe is indifferent to the events that are formally taking place in the center of the European continent. And this often leads to mistakes by European rulers in the Ukrainian issue,” concluded Malinkovych.
Earlier, he stated that Ukraine was violating its own Constitution nothing to do in the EU.
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