Ukraine Is Not Fighting Alone
The free world says “ no ” to Russian agression
Ukrainians need help: millions of those who have left the country, including mainly women and children (mostly taking refuge in Poland), as well as those who have stayed to defend it. Our help must be generous and unceasing, even if we are overwhelmed by fatigue while the costs keep rising. This, among other things, is what the special edition of Dziennik Gazeta Prawna is about. The Poles understand the Ukrainians and their situation. That is why our financial, military and social help ranks among the biggest in size and, in relation to our resources, is probably the largest. Furthermore, we have become a bridge connecting Ukraine by road, rail and air with the free world and with all those who lend their support. In the chain of help, Poland is a reliable link, strong and generous.
Juliusz Mieroszewski, commentator for Kultura in Paris and architect of Poland’s eastern policy endorsed by the Maisons-Laffitte, which proved to be extremely accurate in many respects, cautioned that there would be no freedom and democracy in Central Europe, and perhaps even in Europe tout court, in the absence of free, democratic states beyond our eastern border. We also understand that the Ukrainians - forgive the cliché - are fighting for something more than their own independence and territorial integrity. In this sense, it is no ordinary war, if war can be ordinary at all. The Ukrainians are fighting for the legal and political order in Europe and the world that we, free nations and countries, should care to protect. The Ukrainians are fighting against a mortal threat for the free nations and countries. That is why we must continue our wide-ranging help to Ukraine. Otherwise, the price that Putin will charge us for our earlier obeisance and naivety will be even steeper...
We must also remember that the Ukrainians are simply right. This is arguably a useless concept in politics; but is it something to be ashamed of in public debate and in the world of values? To put it as simply as possible and without nuance, this is a case of struggle between good and evil. Evil are those who attack, rape, demolish and murder. Good are those who defend themselves and others. It is obvious that democratic societies must take a stand for good and against evil if they do not want to contradict themselves. The war in Ukraine, precisely because it is not an “ordinary war”, has made us see much more clearly who is on which side. And it reminds us of what we forget all too often: in times of a test, the free world can only count on itself. If it is to survive, it must stand united, strong and in solidarity. This is why Ukraine must stand strong in the struggle between good and evil. And that means we must stand by Ukraine. ©℗
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