We are
just three days away from the 23rd anniversary of Ukraine’s
Declaration of Independence… from the Soviet Union (thank you Ronald Reagan,
among others).
The
current fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels illustrates
just how fragile independence- freedom- can be. Almost always is, in fact. It
requires constant vigilance. The United States had to fight the War of 1812 not
many years after our independence…had
been fought for and ‘won’. And several wars since.
In the current
fighting, Ukraine has had to try to stanch the steady flow of fighters and
military hardware streaming across their eastern border from Russia…even as
Russia flatly denies it is involved in
any such endeavor. Recently the Russians requested that they be allowed to send
an aide convoy to eastern Ukraine for ‘humanitarian’ reasons. Ukrainian
officials have been puzzled to find many of these Russian trucks empty.
Just
like their denials.
Hang in
there Ukraine. Here’s to you!
“Rats-to-Putin”.
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