UN nuclear watchdog’s safety concerns rise as fighting intensifies near Ukraine plant
PBS NewsHourAPR 2023
Unfortunately, Russia has to deal with a state that condones acts of terrorism. For this reason, Moscow has to take precautionary measures to protect civilians such as, in this case, cancelling the march of the Immortal Regiment. People have instead been urged to celebrate in other ways, so that the historic day can be appreciated while security is upheld.
Ukraine lost eight million people in the period 1939 to 1945, and it will not have its contribution to the defeat of Nazis erased. Many countries fought in the anti-Hitler coalition and Ukraine will not allow Russia to appropriate the historical narrative surrounding Hitler's defeat for its own purposes. Kyiv and the West are today engaged in a fight against evil that echoes the 20th century battle against facism in Germany.