{"id":50607,"date":"2023-02-26T07:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T06:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=50607"},"modified":"2024-07-05T04:08:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T02:08:36","slug":"dont-forget-europe-the-conservatives-who-led-the-initiative-in-aiding-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/02\/26\/dont-forget-europe-the-conservatives-who-led-the-initiative-in-aiding-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Don't forget, Europe: The conservatives who led the initiative in aiding Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is a significant fact that has been overlooked by almost all the media.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/04\/05\/polands-hard-reproach-to-france-and-germany-for-their-lukewarm-attitude-towards-russia\/\">Poland's hard reproach to France and Germany for their lukewarm attitude towards Russia<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/05\/06\/polands-accurate-warnings-on-russia-in-2021-ignored-by-the-eu-and-the-one-it-launches-now\/\">Poland's accurate warnings on Russia in 2021, ignored by the EU, and the one it launches now<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p><big>Poland's warnings against Russia, ignored by the EU<\/big><\/p>\n<p>This data refers to the ideological sign of <strong>the governments that were decisive in getting Europe to decide to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion<\/strong>, and when it seemed that the Ukrainians could not face up to the overwhelming Russian offensive. It wasn't exactly those who most boasted of being \"progressives\" who took that step.<strong> The initiative was led prominently by the conservative government of Poland, a partner of the Spanish Vox party.<\/strong> And it did not do so impromptu. Let's remember that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2021\/11\/21\/today-the-target-is-poland-but-tomorrow-it-will-be-germany-belgium-france-or-spain\/\">already on November 21, 2021, Poland alerted Europe to the Russian threat<\/a>, pointing out that the migration offensive launched by Belarus - with the support of Russia - against Poland, Lithuania and Latvia <em>\"is only the beginning. Dictators will not stop\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That day, the Prime Minister of Poland, <strong>Mateusz Morawiecki<\/strong>, spoke firm words against Russia that contrasted with the lukewarmness of the EU: <em>\"<strong>Poland will not give in to blackmail and will do everything everything possible to stop the evil that threatens Europe.<\/strong> For centuries, Poland has been protecting our common home.When invaders, tyrants and subsequent totalitarian dictatorships had to be confronted, <strong>we were always in the first place. line<\/strong>\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><big>The words about Russia from a Spanish Vox MEP<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usosce\/status\/1380840341281124356\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russian troops had started massing on the Ukrainian borders in April 2021<\/a>, but the progressive and centrist governments of the West preferred to ignore the threat. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/es\/europa\/20210722-estadosunidos-alemania-acuerdo-gasoducto-nordstream2-rusia\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In July 2021, Merkel and Biden agreed to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline<\/a>. Germany and France, the leading countries of the EU, continued with their policy of appeasing Russia. On September 14, 2021, <strong>Spanish MEP Hermann Tertsch, from Vox<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VOX_Europa_\/status\/1437838625736175618\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">condemned<\/a> <strong>the aforementioned gas pipeline and recalled that <em>\"Putin is not reliable nor does he respect human rights\"<\/em><\/strong>, and added that <em>\"the EU must to be firm and united against Putin's Russia.\"<\/em> But Brussels insisted on continuing to ignore the threat.<\/p>\n<p><big>What the Polish Prime Minister said before the invasion<\/big><\/p>\n<p>On November 25, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2021\/11\/24\/poland-takes-the-initiative-and-puts-seven-rules-on-the-eu-to-block-putin-and-lukashenko\/\">Morawiecki denounced Europe's \"passivity\" in the face of the Russian threat<\/a> and warned against the energy blackmail that this gas pipeline facilitated Russia against the EU: <em>\"<strong>Russia has been constantly struggling to rebuild the imperial position<\/strong> and subordinate a significant part of Europe for years. Its strength is our passivity.\"<\/em> The Polish Prime Minister added: <em>\"Europe is more than the EU.<strong>Countries that remain outside the EU, such as Ukraine and Moldova, must be given a signal that they are not alone at the mercy of Moscow's neo-imperial politics.<\/strong> We must come back with more to the idea of expanding the Union with new members.\"<\/em> But the European Union continued to ignore it.<\/p>\n<p>On January 28, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/01\/28\/el-favor-del-partido-popular-europeo-a-putin-que-denuncia-el-primer-ministro-de-polonia\/\">Morawiecki denounced<\/a>: <em>\"<strong>Today we are faced with an extremely dangerous situation, caused, among other things, by the erroneous policy of the European People's Party<\/strong >, chaired by Donald Tusk It is also through his actions and consent to the Nord Stream 2 project that <strong>Vladimir Putin now has the energetic instruments of blackmail in his hand<\/strong>.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><big>The warning against Russia from Madrid<\/big><\/p>\n<p>On January 29, at a meeting organized by Vox in Madrid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/01\/29\/abascal-and-morawiecki-manage-to-add-orban-and-le-pen-to-the-opposition-to-putin\/\">a manifesto was published<\/a> stating that <em>\"<strong>Russia's military actions on the eastern border have brought Europe to the brink of war<\/strong>\"<\/em>, a statement included in the text at the request of the Polish Prime Minister. European progressivism continued to despise the threat and <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/espana\/2022-01-29\/polonia-arranca-en-madrid-a-la-ultraderecha-europea-un-compromiso-de-minimos-frente-a-rusia.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish media commented on that manifesto with nicknames such as \"ultra-right\"<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elconfidencial.com\/espana\/2022-01-29\/cumbre_3366621\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\"ultraconservatives\"<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/politica\/20220129\/8020720\/extrema-derecha-europea-reunida-madrid-culpa-rusia-llevarnos-borde-guerra.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\"extreme right\"<\/a>. At that time, some Spanish television channels invited <strong>\"experts\" who mocked a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/strong>. In the midst of this general blindness, at the beginning of December 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20211204-russia-planning-ukraine-offensive-with-up-to-175-000-troops-report\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russia already had 175,000 troops concentrated on the Ukrainian border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><big>The conservative governments of Poland and the United Kingdom took the initiative<\/big><\/p>\n<p>On February 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/britain-poland-ukraine-preparing-trilateral-security-pact-kyiv-says-2022-02-01\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the conservative governments of Poland and the United Kingdom promised to send military aid to Ukraine<\/a> in the face of the already more than foreseeable Russian aggression, which was publicly confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/02\/22\/el-analisis-del-coronel-pedro-banos-un-dia-antes-de-que-putin-ordenase-invadir-ucrania\/\">on February 22, when Putin signed the invasion order<\/a>. On February 23, in a clear challenge to the Russian dictator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/02\/23\/lesson-of-poland-and-lithuania-to-the-eu-their-presidents-travel-to-kiev-to-support-ukraine\/\">the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and that of Lithuania, Gitanas Naus\u0117da, traveled to Kiev<\/a> (the first conservative, the second popular) to show their support for Ukraine. Once the invasion started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/02\/27\/the-great-example-that-poland-is-giving-to-the-west-in-the-face-of-the-invasion-of-ukraine\/\">Poland gave a lesson in solidarity to the world with an unprecedented reception of refugees<\/a> from Ukraine, many of whom were hosted by Poles in their own homes.<\/p>\n<p><big>Polish, British and Czech military aid to Ukraine<\/big><\/p>\n<p>In the months since, <strong>the conservative governments of Poland, the UK and the Czech Republic have been between<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/06\/18\/a-report-exposes-the-ridiculous-military-aid-of-the-pedro-sanchez-government-to-ukraine\/\">those who have offered the most military aid to Ukraine<\/a>. Specifically, it must be remembered that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/04\/05\/the-main-battle-tanks-and-other-vehicles-that-the-czech-republic-is-sending-to-ukraine\/\">the first country to donate its tanks to Ukraine was the Czech Republic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/02\/22\/the-more-than-700-tanks-donated-to-ukraine-by-other-countries-their-numbers-and-models\/\">the one that has donated the most tanks, by far, has been Poland<\/a>. Likewise, and for a few months, the new Italian government of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/09\/26\/giorgia-melonis-position-about-russia-and-the-invasion-of-ukraine-bad-news-for-putin\/\">conservative Giorgia Meloni has become one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the Ukrainian cause<\/a>, recalling: <em>\"<strong>The situation in Ukraine and the courage of those who stayed to defend their land have demolished the myths of the globalist left<\/strong>, which is now finally forced to recognize the value of homeland and borders.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><big>The lukewarm attitude of Germany and France and the ridiculous help of S\u00e1nchez<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the progressive governments of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/04\/05\/polands-hard-reproach-to-france-and-germany-for-their-lukewarm-attitude-towards-russia\/\">Germany and France have for months adopted a lukewarm attitude<\/a>, with conflicting messages and attempts to appease Putin. In turn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/06\/18\/a-report-exposes-the-ridiculous-military-aid-of-the-pedro-sanchez-government-to-ukraine\/\">the socialist government of Spain offered ridiculous help<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/02\/21\/ukrainian-refugees-leave-spain-helpless-by-the-socialist-government-of-pedro-sanchez\/\">left Ukrainian refugees abandoned<\/a>, who have been pushed into the queues of hunger or to return to their country. All this while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/08\/10\/this-is-how-sanchez-finances-putins-invasion-while-denying-heavy-weapons-to-ukraine\/\">Pedro S\u00e1nchez's government triggered the purchase of Russian gas<\/a>, thus financing Putin's aggression against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><big>Europe must not forget who it can count on in difficult times<\/big><\/p>\n<p>When the history of this war is written, the world must not forget who were the first to warn about the danger posed by Russian imperialism, while the others turned a deaf ear to their warnings. <strong>If the flame of Freedom in Ukraine is kept alive today, it is, to a large extent, because European conservative governments took the initiative in supporting it<\/strong>, while many \"progressives\" -with honorable exceptions such as the Estonia's progressive government, which has the threat at its doorstep- looked the other way, consumed Ukraine's time with promises that were not kept and dedicated themselves to financing Putin's war with massive gas purchases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If Ukraine had depended exclusively on the incredulous, relativist and cowardly left that dominates Brussels<\/strong>, the same left that for years has unleashed political persecution against Poland for not submitting to its ideological dogmas, <strong>the Russians would have They had already reached the Polish border<\/strong> and were preparing for the next invasion. I hope the West does not forget what happened at these critical moments, because <strong>they have taught us who can be counted on and who cannot be counted on when Europe is under serious threat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Photo: Tomasz Bidermann \/ Shutterstock.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is a significant fact that has been overlooked by almost all the media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10373],"tags":[10613,10367,10737,12864,227,11274,2721,10370,10723,10731,16153,11462,15307,10678,7535],"class_list":["post-50607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","tag-andrzej-duda","tag-conservatism","tag-czech-republic","tag-giorgia-meloni","tag-hermann-tertsch","tag-mateusz-morawiecki","tag-pedro-sanchez-castejon","tag-poland","tag-prawo-i-sprawiedliwosc-pis","tag-russia","tag-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-of-2022","tag-spain","tag-ukraine","tag-united-kingdom","tag-vox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50607"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50607\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}