Brazil’s president has made outrageous statements about the war in Ukraine. According to him, the responsibility for the war lies with Ukraine and Russia. He also accused Europe and America of doing nothing to stop the war. As a bonus, it offers the mediation of Brazil, joined by China and the United Arab Emirates. There is a limit to fooling people.
Lula da Silva endorses Russian propaganda that Ukraine is partially responsible for the invasion of its territory. This is wrong.
Indeed, Vladimir Putin was furious as Ukrainians freed themselves from Moscow’s yoke and chose the path of democracy. Putin wants to rebuild the Russian empire and strengthen the dictatorship, first his own.
However, independence and freedom are not mistakes. Also, Americans and most Europeans chose independence and freedom. Same goes for Brazilians.
Cynical and sick
It is cynical and painful to suggest that dictatorships like China and the United Arab Emirates act as arbiters for people seeking freedom and democracy.
It is also a big mistake to accuse the US of doing nothing to stop the war in Ukraine. The war was waged by Russia, which was expected to soon conquer all Ukrainian territory. But the Ukrainian army stopped the Russian army.
Only then did the US and its allies heavily support Ukraine. Without this help, Ukraine would be a memory.
Claims that Europe and the U.S. are doing nothing to stop the war echo Russian propaganda, which wants them to stop getting weapons to better occupy Ukraine.
The price of freedom
Yes, but, traders of international relations, this war is expensive. This contributes to inflation around the world, which harms trade. Seriously, do you know of many wars that don’t have this effect?
The question posed by minor leaders like Lula da Silva, Donald Trump or Emmanuel Macron is always the same: how much is it worth to protect democracy and freedom? The answer is always the same: it doesn’t make sense to be rich and live in chains. Also, the great progress of mankind has not occurred in dictatorships, but in democracies.
The war in Ukraine is expensive and will continue to be expensive. Dictatorships like to convince democracies that sports are not worth the candle. On the contrary. Talk to people who lived under dictatorships, for example people from Eastern Europe. They would not for anything in the world want to go back under Moscow or live in a democracy anymore. Unity among democracies is essential to their survival.
