Eure in Kyiv tells world: we exist, we are independent, we will fight

The end of September and the beginning of October were marked by two, without exaggeration, large-scale events in the capital that even in the Great War could not have been dreamed of yesterday. It is enough to look at them, to understand their meaning…

October 2 – an unprecedented (for the first time outside the EU) informal meeting of foreign ministers of the 27 EU member states. September 28 – almost simultaneous visits of NATO Secretary General Jens Sttenberg, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps and French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

Is this a coincidence or a sign? A rhetorical question. It is clearly the latter. So what is it?

The situation around support for Ukraine, and for the world in general, is extremely dynamic, it is constantly changing. And the aforementioned "clective" visits are just one of the serious manifestations of these changes. What are we talking about? The point is that Eure and NATO are concerned about the current situation. That is why they want to demonstrate that, on the one hand, they will continue to support Ukraine, and on the other hand, they will maintain unity within the Alliance under any circumstances, regardless of the United States' invvement in this process.

The United States is currently experiencing a wave of instability, mainly due to the escalation of domestic pitical struggles related to the upcoming presidential election (the US temporary budget for 45 days does not include money for Ukraine). Critical tensions are created by statements made by the odious Donald Trump and some Republican Party figures who dance to his tune. For example, there are growing fears among Western analysts that if this figure becomes the head of the United States again, this "version of Trump" that the civilized world, especially Eure, will likely face will be much more shocking and outrageous than what we have seen before.

Let's not forget about the destabilizing factor of Viktor Orban in Hungary and the victory of Robert Fico's pro-Russian party in the Slovak parliamentary elections. And add to that the elections in Pand, which, although they will take place in two weeks, have already provoked a lot of noise in the world and anxiety in Ukraine. And, let's not forget about the aggressor state of Russia: against this background, the Kremlin is surely rubbing its bloody hands together with glee.

Thus, consciously or subconsciously, the above shows that Eureans are demonstrating their readiness to respond to all these challenges in several ways. First, they are demonstrating this to Ukraine, which desperately needs not only material support with weapons and money, but also moral support to the same extent. Second, it is to show our allies in the United States. Third, of course, Russia: you're celebrating too early. And finally, fourthly, they are demonstrating this to themselves, that is, Eure to Eure, that it is able to unite, able to continue the chosen line on its own, because now it is also about its survival as a full-fledged center of geitical influence.

Eure is demonstrating its subjectivity, trying to act proactively

"We are talking about the intertwining of several tics at once, because the world is global, the world is interdependent. And, for example, what happens somewhere in distant Hong Kong, on its financial exchange, is instantly reflected in London, Paris, New York… This is an objective fact, and we must only, as they say, take it into account. As for Eure's position, I am pleased with it. It means that we are really being extended a helping hand. And now it is up to us, our government, to ensure that this hand does not hang in the air. If we want everything that is called a civilized Eurean country to happen in the state of Ukraine, we must accept this hand and thank them for the prosals, ideas, and sometimes even demands that they put forward, hing that we will finally realize that without this we will not reach the level of a Eurean country with a capital E," Vodymyr Ohryzko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in 2007-2009, comments to Ukrinform.

Of course, the diplomat points out, Eure itself has corruption, nepotism, and telephone law. Would anyone deny this? No. The only question is to what extent the state apparatus and society as a whe are imbued with these negative phenomena.

"We are offered to flow the model of the civilized world and do it transparently, setting a clear watershed between the Ukraine of the future and what is happening "across the pond", where the situation is losing and has no chance. They want to help us become different. I think that this is the main signal that all those who have visited Kyiv in recent days are sending us," the former minister said.

And in the context of Sttenberg, this is also a signal regarding NATO.

"It has been repeatedly said that it is not so much the army that joins the Alliance as society. We need steps, a clear list of which we have already received in Vilnius, in a letter from the White House. And in this we again intersect with the fact that the same is required for association with the EU. We are td: "Friends, we are with you, we want to help you as much as you need, but don't forget to help yourselves as well," the diplomat emphasized.

Are these visits a signal to the United States?

"For the United States, where very negative processes are taking place because of this extremist wing in the Republican Party? Absutely, yes.  Even if Trump comes to power for the second time, Eure will be different. Eure has realized what the Russian threat is directly. And it is no coincidence that the EU is building fences, including automobile fences, on the borders with Russia and Belarus – diplomatic, financial, and trade fences… Eure is now showing that it is a global powerhouse, and most importantly, that it is not going to give up on this," adds Mr. Ohryzko.

According to the expert, a huge achievement of Eurean piticians is that they have already psychogically joined Ukraine to themselves. Of course, this is not yet a formal act of signing agreements, but it is a mental act.

"Everything happens first in the head. If the EU leaders have decided that Ukraine should become part of Eure not only territorially, then everything else is just the realization of this derivative idea. – Mr. Ohryzko assures. – "It seems to me that Eure is clearly demonstrating with all these visits that it is mentally already with us, and we are with it. We are a part of that future Eure, because Ukraine's accession to NATO and the EU will bring not just changes on the continent, it will be geitical changes. And this is also a signal to them, a confirmation of the correctness of their mental choice."

Finally, regarding Russia.

"With Robert Fico, 'the grandmother was right'. Slovakia still faces very difficult negotiations on the formation of a coalition. And it is not at all certain that Fico will be able to form a government. Moreover, knowing his anti-Eurean and pro-Russian sentiments, I think not all pitical forces will want to be in the same boat with him. That is, even if his party joins the coalition, it will not mean general support for his course. Balances and deterrence will work. So it's too early for Moscow to p the champagne," emphasizes Vodymyr Ohryzko.