This is a warped and misleading summary of Ukrainian history. In between WWI and WWII Stalin came to power in Russia, and he murdered and starved to death countless Ukranian farmers by stealing their grain and selling it abroad to finance his plan to conquer Europe. Meanwhile, Hitler came to power on account of the oppressive Treaty of Versailles that was intended to crush Germany economically and force it into submission to the Anglo-American (Rothschild) Empire after WWI. He tried his best to negotiate a revision of the Treaty of Versailles that would enable Germany to survive as a sovereign country, but to no avail. The Rothschilds were determined to renew the war, so that WWI and WWII were really the same war. The eternal dilemma of Germany was always the threat of a two-front war against both France and Russia at the same time, so Hitler negotiated a treaty with Stalin where they both assured each other that neither of them would go to war with the other, but Stalin betrayed this treaty and with covert support from England and the United States began to mass produce massive amounts of war material, and organize huge armies, all of which was secretly installed in strategic locations that would enable Stalin’s armies to sweep into Europe after France and Germany had fought each other to a standstill. Stalin even allowed German tank divisions to practice their maneuvers secretly on Russian soil. Meanwhile British provocations finally goaded Hitler to attack Poland and France, but in the midst of this endeavor German spies discovered Stalin’s vast preparations to conquer all of Europe and impose communism throughout Europe. Hitler then negotiated a peace treaty with France that created “Vichy France” and withdrew his armies from France and prepared a surprise attack that devastated Stalin’s plans. The German armies destroyed massive quantities of Soviet weapons and devastated the Soviet armies poised on the borders of Europe in preparation for their intended surprise attack. All this is now documented: https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Culprit-Stalins-Grand-Design/dp/1591148065/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GE0TL5N6VVO4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jxwefwHislHHUC_xrexqbZvIiCCCJKb_mLEbrm6oVlI.YFI1LuPR_qflF2wJIbMzpTEYwdnfliegAqKz_6y8-4c&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Real+Culprit+Viktor&qid=1741457526&s=books&sprefix=the+real+culprit+viktor%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1
The Ukranians welcomed the arrival of the Germans because they hated Stalin with a passion, and that is the source of the Ukrainian “Nazis” to this day.
At the same time, Bandera et. al. joined the Nazi SS in its genocide against ethnic Russians and Jews. Prior to Russia's 2022 invasion, ethnic cleansing by the Ukrainian junta against the Donbass was underway. What followed has been the largest European conflict since WWII. Every European war in the last five hundred years has been a fratricidal civil war between and among Christians. The greatest instigator IMHO has been Britain.
Indeed you are correct, but the Ukranians remember the horrors inflicted by Stalin, and fear Russian oppression to the present. They regarded the Germans as saviors, and likely regard the Americans and British likewise. Violence begets violence.
Part of the problem is that eastern Ukraine is largely occupied by ethnic Russians. When the US-sponsored coup took place in 2014, the government they installed began the process of ethnic cleansing against the Russians, especially in the Donbass. That backfired spectacularly. Plus the Westerners went full-bore for NATO which meant Russia's destruction. Time for people to meet calmly and adjudicate compromises. But Russia will never allow US nukes five minutes via missile from Moscow. And why should they? Time for all the mutual hatred to stop.
This is a warped and misleading summary of Ukrainian history. In between WWI and WWII Stalin came to power in Russia, and he murdered and starved to death countless Ukranian farmers by stealing their grain and selling it abroad to finance his plan to conquer Europe. Meanwhile, Hitler came to power on account of the oppressive Treaty of Versailles that was intended to crush Germany economically and force it into submission to the Anglo-American (Rothschild) Empire after WWI. He tried his best to negotiate a revision of the Treaty of Versailles that would enable Germany to survive as a sovereign country, but to no avail. The Rothschilds were determined to renew the war, so that WWI and WWII were really the same war. The eternal dilemma of Germany was always the threat of a two-front war against both France and Russia at the same time, so Hitler negotiated a treaty with Stalin where they both assured each other that neither of them would go to war with the other, but Stalin betrayed this treaty and with covert support from England and the United States began to mass produce massive amounts of war material, and organize huge armies, all of which was secretly installed in strategic locations that would enable Stalin’s armies to sweep into Europe after France and Germany had fought each other to a standstill. Stalin even allowed German tank divisions to practice their maneuvers secretly on Russian soil. Meanwhile British provocations finally goaded Hitler to attack Poland and France, but in the midst of this endeavor German spies discovered Stalin’s vast preparations to conquer all of Europe and impose communism throughout Europe. Hitler then negotiated a peace treaty with France that created “Vichy France” and withdrew his armies from France and prepared a surprise attack that devastated Stalin’s plans. The German armies destroyed massive quantities of Soviet weapons and devastated the Soviet armies poised on the borders of Europe in preparation for their intended surprise attack. All this is now documented: https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Culprit-Stalins-Grand-Design/dp/1591148065/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GE0TL5N6VVO4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jxwefwHislHHUC_xrexqbZvIiCCCJKb_mLEbrm6oVlI.YFI1LuPR_qflF2wJIbMzpTEYwdnfliegAqKz_6y8-4c&dib_tag=se&keywords=The+Real+Culprit+Viktor&qid=1741457526&s=books&sprefix=the+real+culprit+viktor%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1
The Ukranians welcomed the arrival of the Germans because they hated Stalin with a passion, and that is the source of the Ukrainian “Nazis” to this day.
At the same time, Bandera et. al. joined the Nazi SS in its genocide against ethnic Russians and Jews. Prior to Russia's 2022 invasion, ethnic cleansing by the Ukrainian junta against the Donbass was underway. What followed has been the largest European conflict since WWII. Every European war in the last five hundred years has been a fratricidal civil war between and among Christians. The greatest instigator IMHO has been Britain.
Indeed you are correct, but the Ukranians remember the horrors inflicted by Stalin, and fear Russian oppression to the present. They regarded the Germans as saviors, and likely regard the Americans and British likewise. Violence begets violence.
Part of the problem is that eastern Ukraine is largely occupied by ethnic Russians. When the US-sponsored coup took place in 2014, the government they installed began the process of ethnic cleansing against the Russians, especially in the Donbass. That backfired spectacularly. Plus the Westerners went full-bore for NATO which meant Russia's destruction. Time for people to meet calmly and adjudicate compromises. But Russia will never allow US nukes five minutes via missile from Moscow. And why should they? Time for all the mutual hatred to stop.
An excellent overview.