Putin attacks Ukraine for wanting sovereignty
Re: Russia starts prosecuting Ukrainians after sea clash, Nov. 27.
On Saturday afternoon, I stood only a few metres away from Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko as he spoke at a memorial service recalling the millions of Ukrainians who perished during the genocidal Great Famine of 1932-33 in Soviet Ukraine, the Holodomor.
In his remarks, the president underscored how Ukraine is determined to return to its rightful place in Europe and intends to join NATO, steps necessary for securing the country’s territorial integrity and political sovereignty. Indeed one of Poroshenko’s campaign slogans echoes the words of the poet, …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
