Wow, the Canadian rock star braggart who lectures as an expert because several generations ago relatives of one of her parents came from Ukraine is arguing with actual Ukrainians about Ukraine history and posting photo's of dead and mangled children to reinforce her opinions. She has support from some other idiot that is insisting that Ukraine, with it's own language and culture is actually Russia. Doubtful either one of these experts has stepped a foot anywhere in Ukraine or converses with Ukrainians or Russians. It is probably just a coincidence that they echo Putin's talking points like parrots. These two suckers are obviously influenced by the Russian propaganda machine.
Americans should consider this. When a rally of southerners display the confederate flag, does that mean that everyone in the south are racist traitors? When enemies of America show photo's of dead children killed by collateral damage or being caught in the crossfire, does that make all Americans guilty of murder and war criminals? Does it even make all of our military guilty of these tragedies?
This is the kind of disinformation being pushed out of the Putin propaganda mill and echoed by the self proclaimed rock star used to be. Fact is that independent observers and journalist have reported atrocities and war crimes on both sides of this conflict. That is always how it is. For one side to accuse the other of the same crimes it is committing itself is an age old propagandist tool. It attracts the low bearing fruit. The easiest people to influence and mislead because it attracts through emotion. No evidence is needed to show where the photo's came from or who committed the damage. It doesn't make a difference because it is not meant to influence people who have been in war zones. It is meant to influence those who have not. Those who have been in war zones know the reality of war zones. They understand the horror of a simple fact. Everyone is responsible for these kinds of tragedies and incidents. Soldiers know this the best.
Only one thing needs to be known and understood about the conflict in Ukraine. Russian troops, disguised as separatist or as volunteers do not belong in Ukraine. Russian weapons like tanks,artillery and BUK missile systems do not belong in Ukraine. That is why the Russians deny and lie about them being there. The only way foreign troops belong in a nation is when the recognized and legitimate government invites them to be there.
Ukraine has an internationally recognized government that was elected in elections monitored by international groups tasked with insuring fair elections. This was done after the so called "coup". The current government in Ukraine has very few of the so called neo-Nazi groups involved in it. The neo Nazi's were overwhelmingly rejected by the Ukrainian voters. Those are the facts. No matter how many neo Nazi stories and horrible photo's these people post, Russia does not belong in Ukraine. The horrible incidents that create those kinds of horrible photo's will only end when Russia gets out of Ukraine and stops supporting the war with weapons. That is how wars always end and peace is achieved. Borders are respected and countries adhere to international law designed to maintain peace. Number one rule, don't send your tanks and troops across your neighbors border.
Thanks for your post. Though, I don’t think it will change much, unfortunately. I mean maybe it will be helpful for someone who accidentally came across this thread and who hasn’t been following closely the events in Ukraine and its history, but it won’t definitely change much in the creative work of our “truth-seekers”. There will be the same photos, articles, statements, pictures, and so on. Have you noticed that they are completely ignoring questions which are not suitable for them?
About the Boeing. I can assure you that when the Dutch team has released its final report, Stalin-Putin’s pieces of shit will be crying that the report has been falsified on demand of American masters in order to whitewashed ukro-Nazis. Do you remember the story about the Ukrainian Su-25, with Russian generals saying they have overwhelming proof; photos from a satellite; a secret source in a Ukrainian airfield; an evidence of Spanish air traffic controller Carlos? Where is all of that now? Now, when it is obvious that the plane was shot down by a Buk missile, they have another version that it is Ukrainian troops fired the rocket. Don’t have any doubts that there will be the same “truth-seekers” here who will be spreading this version with “irrefutable proof” in next autumn.
About the Russian troops it is no reason to say something whatsoever. I almost sure that Russian “patriots” don’t believe in all that shit they are writing about – that there are no military support, no deliveries of arms, and so on.
You know, there were no Russian troops in Crimea at the beginning; the so-called rebels were buying their weapons in a shop at that time (I think you have heard this version from Russia’s president).
Now there are no Russian troops in Donbass, but only coal-miners, Russian volunteers and so-called ‘otpuskniki’ (furloughers or so). Take a look how easily they have disowned their two servicemen. And at the same time they are boasting about the grandeur of Russia and are threatening to show ‘Kuzka’s mother’. Disgusting.