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It's kind of interesting to see how softly Americans speak about Russians, clearly wanting to see them as human beings, turning a blind eye to the fact, no human or animal could kill children just for their own pleasure. And these are not some exceptional incidents, this is a common practice of these creatures. It is obvious and clear that such an understanding of the issue is not yet available among Americans. Just like it was with Nazi Germany in 1940
These people who allow this on their platform should be jailed. Governments need to put rules in place. This is not free speech but hate speech creating more division.
Thank you, Volodymyr Yermolenko, for this conversation with Robert van der Noordaa. I do not understand, why we hardly have coverage on this extremely important issue. Thank you, Robert van der Noordaa, for investigating the troll armies and for making us aware of their behaviour. I do hope that the EU will listen to voices like yours, in order to legislate wisely and execute on the legislation instead of sticking our heads into the sand. I believe that only a very limited number of our citizens are aware of how much they are influenced by non-friendly agents. Devastating. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
"Kazarin moved from Crimea to Ukraine..." - really?! I somehow have thought that Crimea is Ukraine. An unfortunate mistake by Iryna. Especially given the current context... Otherwise, thank you for the episode and the podcast in general. It is helpful for raising awareness about Ukraine and our culture in particular.
Let's be honest here, the AFD is a "cypto" (i.e. hidden) nazi party. For ten years the anti-Ukrainian online media and also most mass media called the Azov heroes "nazis" (why not just call them far-right or nationalist)? But when it came to AFD or even Lepen's National rally, they call them "far-right" or just "nationalist". Well, it turned out after Feb 2022 that the Azov "nazi"s never committed any atrocities, their hands are clean, BUT.... but the Wagner nazi's committed many war crimes. The largest article, by far, on neo-Fascism, in Encyclopaedia Britannica is the ruzzian article, no mention of Ukraine, This is why the AFD and Lepen are pro-Russia, the chickens always come home to roost!
Thank you so much for this episode, it brought me back to a seminar at the London Book Fair in April 2023, where I had the pleasure of meeting Ms Baturevych after a panel discussion that included Victoria Amelina and Oleksander Mykhed. Later that week I was lucky to meet Victoria at a separate event, and I listened to that part of your podcast through tears - I have a vivid memory of her telling me that after finding Volodymyr Vakulenko's diary, she had taken all the necessary precautions to make sure her book would survive, if she did not. I'm so grateful to her family and colleagues for the immensely painful labour it must have taken to bring the uncompleted manuscript to publication. I will buy it as soon as I can... but it will never have her autograph. I do however have Mr Mykhed's autograph on my copy of The Language of War, which I'm reading at the moment after attending the London launch. It is indeed an amazing book, and I urge everyone to read it. I feel immensely lucky to have made these connections, to be reading these books, and to have the opportunity to learn about and support Ukraine, while Ukraine is keeping all of us safe - whether we understand it or not. I'm not on social media, but I'll be forwarding the link for this episode to friends I know will appreciate it. Thanks again.
Very, very interesting interview. We need more people like these 2 German people to save Democracy, to save Ukraine and save the world from Fascism and Autocrats. Thank you for giving us this interview
I stopped listening when the man says that Russia is the most fascistic state since WWII? What about Chile and many other extreme right wing regimes. And Russia is fascist but Ukraine isnt? Dont make me laugh!
What he's really describing is POPULISM - both Left and Right it's a strategy for political fraud - a scam to win followers (votes) seducing them with demagogic discourse and emotional manipulation just to get into Power and carry out their own agenda. Both Left and Right Populism use the same basic recipe of selling the image of a hero coming to the People's rescue and that THEY HAVE THE SOLUTION - and they want you to know who is the enemy reasonable for the People's suffering. Any appearance of political ideology is mostly superficial. .. both L/R create cults of personality around their leader considered infallible and will resort to violence to defend their hero's honor - and it it usually is headed by authoritarian leaders who really want ALL THE POWER. The only real difference between between an fascist dictatorship and a State Socialist dictatorship is the former is centered on private Capitalism and the latter has Capitalism of the State...
Thank you, Volodymyr Yermolenko, for this very interesting podcast with Deputy Minister Taras Kachka. Agriculture will always be the fiercest "battleground" within the EU. I look very much forward to seeing Ukraine officially joining the European family! 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
Thank you, Anastasiia Hersymchuk, Prof. Dr. Omar Ashour, and Dr. Hanna Shelest, for this very interesting conversation. The role of the many (smaller and non-U.S./EU) states contributing is hardly covered, so thank you very much, UkraineWorld for this episode. Qatar has played a vital role in recovering children and arranging P.O.W. exchanges, so thank you very much, Qatar, for your support of Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
Slight self-correction: Narva is not larger than Sevastopol, but has a larger percentage of ethnic Russians and Russian-speakers in its population than Sevastopol. I am not any longer affiliated with the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, but am since 2021 with the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies.
Canada is still with you Ukraine. It's a national embarrassment that Can govt has kicked out the Russian embassies from our country. They are Russian spies, that puts Canadians directly in danger. As well as the large Ukranians population we have here. Slava Ukraine
🇨🇿 2) THE GOSPEL OF THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY GOD "the Salvation of the last day that Christ brought in the second and last incarnation of His new and holy name" (The standard by which man is judged is based on his behavior is a righteous person, and one whose behavior is abominable is wicked. The standard by which God judges man is based on whether one's essence obeys Him; one who obeys God is a righteous person, and one who does not obey God is an enemy and a bad person, regardless of whether this person's behavior is goodor bad, and regardless of whether this person's speech is right or wrong. People mistakenly believe that God decides a person's outcome according to his behavior or speech, and thus many people seek to use this to gain temporary favor through deception. The people who will later be saved through rest will all endure the day of suffering and also witness for God; they are people who have completed their duty and seek to obey God. Only those who want to use the opportunity to do service to avoid the practice of truth will not be able to stay. No one can avoid retribution for their wickedness, and no one can cover up their bad behavior and thereby avoid the agony of destruction. If people are loyal to God when they see graces but lose their loyalty when they do not see graces and in the end are unable to bear witness to God and still cannot do their duty as they should, the these people onceserved God faithfully will still be destroyed. After humanity enters the right path, people will have a normal human life. They will lose their disobedience and resistance. They will be able to fully obey God. This is the life of God and man and the life of the kingdom, and this is the life of rest.) Almighty God said The standard by which MAN JUDGES man is based on his BEHAVIOR; one whose behavior is GOOD is a RIGHTEOUS MAN, and one whose behavior is vile--vile is EVIL. The STANDARD by which GOD JUDGES man is based on whether one's NATURE obeys Him; one who OBEYS God is a RIGHTEOUS PERSON, and one who DOES NOT OBEY God is an ENEMY and a BAD PERSON, REGARDLESS of whether this person's behavior is GOOD orBAD, and NO MATTER whether the SPEAK of this one is RIGHT or WRONG. There are some people who want to USE GOOD DEEDS to get GOOD FUTURE RESULTS, and some people want to use good words to GET A GOOD DESTINATION. 🙏 People mistakenly believe that God decides a person's outcome according to his behavior or speech, and thus many people seek to use this to gain temporary favor through deception. The PEOPLE who will be saved later THROUGH the rest will all have endured the day of SUFFERING and are also witnesses for God; they are the people who have FINISHED their DUTY and WANTED to OBEY GOD. 🙏🌷 Only those who want to use the opportunity to do service to avoid the practice of truth will not be able to stay. God has appropriate standards for settling the consequences of all people; He doesn't just make these decisions based on a person's words and behavior, He also doesn't make them based on their behavior over a period of time. He will not be completely lenient with all bad behavior because of one's past service to God, nor will He forgive one in death because of one-time service to God. NO ONE CAN AVOID VENGEANCE for their EVIL, and NO ONE CAN COVER THEIR EVIL BEHAVIOR and thereby avoid the SUFFERING OF DESTRUCTION. ☀️ If anyone can ACTUALLY DO their OWN DUTIES, then it means that they are eternally FAITHFUL to GOD and DO NOT SEEK REWARDS, REGARDLESS of whether they RECEIVE BLESSINGS or SUFFER MISFORTUNE. If people are loyal to God when they see graces but lose their loyalty when they do not see graces and in the end are unable to bear witness to God and still fail to do their duty as they should, the people this onceserved God faithfully will still be destroyed. ☀️ In other words, wicked people cannot be saved into eternity, nor can they enter into rest; ONLY the RIGHTEOUS are the LORDS of REST. After humanity enters the right path, people will have a normal human life. ALL of them will DO their OWN corresponding DUTIES and become completely FAITHFUL to GOD. They will COMPLETELY LET GO of their DISOBEDIENCE and their evil DISPOSITION, and they will live for God and because of God. They will lose their disobedience and resistance. They CAN COMPLETELY OBEY GOD. This is the life of God and man and the life of the kingdom, and this is the life of rest.🙏 From "The WORD, Vol. I. The Manifestation and Work of God. God and Man Enter into Rest Together Fulfillment of (John 1:1) and (Ezekiel 2:9-10), (Rev. 19:9,13) 📩 All who have "ears to listen" are led to what the Spirit of God is saying in His lowered and built kingdom/Church engraved with His new name, His totality, the ownership of this disposition, "THE CHURCH OF ALMIGHTY GOD "💐 fulfillment from what was said He to Peter 2,000 years ago recorded in (Matthew 16:18-19). His Coming is the fulfillment of all that was prophesied in the great book of Revelation, so the last "Salvation" He brought the whole truth, the way for eternal life. So the "victorious" ones who will receive them are the wise "virgins" because as recorded in the prophecy of His return no one knows it except the one who will receive it! So "come" and come to His kingdom/church standing in the holy place in the air/RU-vid! This is also a fulfillment from the book of (Isaiah 2:2/9:6) which He first fulfilled in His first incarnation. 📥 "They say with a loud voice, "Salvation comes from the Lamb, and from our God who sits on the Throne!" (Rev. 7:10). ... and (Isaiah 2: 2 / 9:6) "On the Last Day, the mountain on which Jehovah's temple stands will stand out above all the mountains. All nations will flock there. " . "For a baby boy is born to us. The rule will be given to him; and he shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." ☀️
Zero appetite of the West agree 💯. Nice exchange of thoughts. Again this is a pearl! To my opinion this nerve wracking waiting for action from the West is indeed all based on interdependency and what is at stake concerning all kinds of interests, based on inmensely complex human build social, political and economic systems or structures and also their past. If some ‘puppet’ like “huhummm” will get a chance to get power over a country and the power will be supported or acknowledged somehow by the ‘people’ around this (self) created leader (entourage) and ‘other countries’, it will be because there is something to gain or there is a lot to gain. The leader and entourage will do everything to gain more power as time goes by. How can those kind of ‘people’ do that? By making others dependent or making them think that they are dependent even by force! During this time we all had ‘cheap’ gas and oil and other stuff from Russia and vice versa. We all lived our luxury lives till war broke out. The same goes for the ‘puppet’s’ entourage, they support the puppet for as long the puppet provides in their luxury and their sick hunger for power over others. Propaganda, lies, keeping up appearences with the so called stakeholders, spreading hatred and above all fear are key elements for those huhummm ‘people’. If one can find ways to break this circle, a circle which most of the time turns out into a cycle of ‘darkness’ for ordinary people who live in those kind of societies without direct links to the so called leader or self proclaimed leader, then the created system of power, hatred, fear, lies and extreme suppression, which only serves the ‘upper class’ of this kind of society, will hopefully collapse after some successful interventions and only if the stakeholders agree : those are the other countries (The West) who also benefited from this system . It still goes on and the world is really sick. What about weapon industry? Pfffffffffff. So it is good that Nordstream has been blown up, it is good that military airfields, some industrial targets and gas and oil stations are being constantly targeted by Ukraine and that they now create chaos in this evil ‘main system of Darkness’ called Kremlin. It will be even better if Ukraine gets the green light to use long distance missiles to help this center of evil crumble down ‘a bit faster’. I already have seen happy people in Russia with Ukrainian soldiers. That is a very good sign, but their lives are at stake, not ours. 🫶🏻🇺🇦😉That’s my humble opinion.
What if it's not possible to get a united strategy from Ukraine's partners? Is it impossible for Ukraine to win if support continues in the same drip and half hearted way it's been to date? I see absolutely no reason to believe Ukraine's allies are going to become more stalwart and supportive. If anything, there are a lot of reasons to think support from the West will decrease over time. Most of the East stuff has already been done, and very little action has been taken to ramp up armaments production.
Thank you. We cannot continue to just pass the occasional bucket to the house 2 doors down from us in flames! I am so frustrated with our hapless leaders.
Пан Плохій, як і вся наша академічна історіографія, в теорії винекня середньовічної держави Русь, стоїть на одних позиціях з Путіним. Конформізм нашої історичної наукової спільноти, що до Норманської теорії, леґітимізує право Залісся на теріторію України в очах Світової спільноти. Дехотомія пана професора виглядає дивною: з одного боку -- пгодження з ,,хатєлкамі'' Путіна, а з іншого -- бажання незалежності і суб'єктності своєї малої Батьківщини.
Thank you very much for this very clear and informative interview! Unfortunately, it does not offer much hope: it seems rather improbable that newly developed Ukrainian drones could change the course of the war.
