Lack of Proof

The most hilarious thing is that the debate whether Russia has anything to do with what’s happening in the South – East of Ukraine rages on.

A Russian newscast shows a Russian soldier, dressed in the uniform of the Russian army and armed with Russian military – issue weaponry standing in the midst of ruins in Donetsk and discussing “the civil war in Ukraine.” And it doesn’t occur to anybody in Russia to ask what a Russian soldier is doing in the midst of an alleged civil war.

I decided a while ago to check out of these debates because people who are still not convinced that Russia is waging a war on Ukraine will not be convinced no matter what. Many Ukrainians believe that if we try very hard, provide even more incontrovertible evidence, then we will finally be believed. But this isn’t about lack of proof. It’s about a cynical attempt to make the suffering of the victims even greater while draining their energy.