Tuesday, 26 November 2024

E Editorial

Zelensky fighting alone instead of Europe and for the sake of Europe

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The idea that the Russian-Ukrainian war is changing the world is the most widespread. Therefore, it is impossible to discuss any issue –political, geopolitical, security or economic - without trying to understand where the world will move after this war.

Any discussion related to the future, be it the fate of Artsakh that worries us the most, or the security issue of Armenia, will have to be viewed through the prism of this war. And the main topics related to the near future are already visible.

Here are some of the discussion topics:
a) What will be the future of the European security system and the global security system, which is now completely broken?
b) Will it be possible to establish a new "Yalta-Potsdam" or "Helsinki-2", as a result of which the superpowers were able to agree on the rules of the "new" world order, or has the "train" already gone? The confrontation will continue until the "victorious end" of one of the parties (Ukraine is not in either of those parties), and it is impossible to prepare such a talk anymore;
c) What will be the fate of Russia and its current government after the end of the war?
d) What will be the state of the world economy?
e) How will the problem of energy carriers’ shortage, food security issues, etc. be solved?

The list of these vital issues can be continued, but it is obvious that they are not easy to answer, which leads to the sad conclusion that the future is unknown and uncertain, and this uncertainty causes fear among many, because the main source of that feeling is uncertainty.

At the moment, at the "altar" is Ukraine, the leader of which declares that they, the Ukrainians, are fighting instead of the whole of Europe and for the sake of Europe. In a sense, we can agree with Zelensky that the fact is that the Ukrainians are fighting alone for "everyone", which suggests that after the war, "everyone" will sit at the negotiating table without the Ukrainians. In any case, the experience of mankind suggests such a thing.

And now let's reflect Ukraine, where people are dying, cities are being destroyed, millions of people have already become deportees with an uncertain future, and a question arises again: according to the president of that country, fighting for Europe, that is, for the sake of European values, where for years, even after today's sacrifices, they are not officially accepted by the EU and NATO, what will they get in the end? Are those sacrifices meaningful, are the results predictable, or is each country still fighting exclusively for its own interests?

We will get the answer to this question after the end of the war, and it will be a good lesson for people living with European values ​​who do not see or do not want to see the impudent and inhuman face of politics. Or, conversely, we will see the gratitude of the grateful Europeans for Ukraine, the country that fought alone for the future of Europe.

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