A message of hope amid the dark times

The dark times :

“The Russian army’s attack on Ukraine is a flagrant violation of international law and the UN charter. ….. For years, though, Russia has highlighted its fear that NATO will set up camp on its borders, breaching non-expansion commitments the US made when the Soviet Union split apart . This broken promise was a major mistake on the West’s part, even a provocation. …..IT IS MOREOVER MORALLY UNACCEPTABLE, AS WELL AS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE, TO MAKE THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE, WHO ARE VULNERABLE AND WITHIN RUSSIA’S REACH, PAY THE PRICE FOR THE SUPERPOWERS DANGEROUS SCHEMES.

Like the US’s illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003, which also occurred against a backdrop of misleading propaganda widely disseminated by the media, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has opened a particularly dangerous chapter in international relations. It will have negative impacts on politics and on the global economy. In the face of the UN’s paralysis, the world order is now more than ever characterised by threats, blackmail and armed aggression.” Serge Halimi of the Monde Diplomatique..

A more positive note ….a message of hope -We want no War!

Amid the ongoing crisis, instead of interpreting the events to suit one's beliefs and shooting at people on social media though he strongly believes on the priciple of territorial integrity, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shared a picture on his official Twitter profile that gave out a message of hope amid the dark times. The Thiruvananthapuram MP shared a picture of a man and woman standing close to each other. The man has the flag of Ukraine wrapped around him while the woman has the flag of Russia.

“Poignant: A man draped in the Ukrainian flag embraces a woman wearing the Russian flag. Let us hope love, peace & co-existence triumph over war & conflict,” Tharoor captioned the post.

This image, however, is not a recent snap from Ukraine or Russia. The photograph was taken in 2019 during a concert in Warsaw by Belarusan rapper Max Korzh. It has once again gone viral after Russia invaded Ukraine.

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