In surgery, it all comes down to whether to do surgery or not. There can be all kinds of circumstances that have an influence on this decision, but in the end, the decision is to do an operation or not. The situation in the illegal war of russia against Ukraine, is actually not very different. Do you want russia to win or not?

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Ukraine’s history has been stormy, to put it mildly, and Freedom has always been a scarce thing. Ukraine means borderland, and throughout history, this has been an appropriate name. Ukraine has been at war with Russia for eight years. The USA and Western Europe tend to forget that. All this time, this has attracted ample attention from Western media or politicians. So what has changed? Why the sudden attention to this conflict?

This picture shows the colors of the Ukrainian flag; the upper half is blue, the lower half is yellow. Ukraine is an agricultural country, so it is easy to see the blue sky above a yellow field of wheat. The combination of blue and yellow as a symbol of Ukrainian lands comes from the flag of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia used in the 12th century.

The trident of Ukraine is also depicted in this picture. As a state emblem, the trident dates back to Kyivan Rus, when it was the coat of arms of the Riurykide dynasty. There are four letters recognizable, воля, or volya, which means Freedom. Ukraine’s history has been stormy, to put it mildly, and Freedom has always been a scarce thing. Ukraine means borderland, and throughout history, this has been an appropriate name. Ukraine has been at war with Russia for eight years. The USA and Western Europe tend to forget that. All this time, this has attracted ample attention from Western media or politicians. So what has changed? Why the sudden attention to this conflict?