Today (November 21st) Ukraine marks the Day of Dignity and Freedom.
The Ukrainian nation stood up for
its rights, Democracy and pro-Western choice, and against Moscow’s attempts to
re-establish dominance over Kyiv. In 2004 and in 2013, the events that began on
November 21 made Ukrainian history, known as the Orange Revolution and the
Revolution of Dignity, respectively.
Euromaidan or the Revolution of
Dignity began as a clear expression of the Ukrainian people’s European choice.
Unwilling to hear the voice of the people, the Yanukovych regime took drastic
measures that resulted in the deaths of more than a hundred innocent men and
women, whom we honour and remember today as the Nebesna Sotnia (Heavenly
Hundred). Next, the Russian Federation occupied Crimea and invaded eastern
Ukraine in its bid to keep Ukraine in Moscow’s orbit.
The Revolution of Dignity
affirmed the Ukrainian people’s choice to live in a free, independent, strong,
Democratic and European country. The struggle for freedom continues today.
These are the ideals, for which the Ukrainian soldiers continue to stand and
fight on the front lines of the war with Russia.
^ I visited Ukraine in November
2007 (in-between the Orange Revolution and Euromaiden.) Ukrainians have fought
for their freedom whether it was to overthrow a Ukrainian Dictator or defeat a
Russian Attack.
Ukraine will continue to fight
for its Freedom and Independence and Russia will be defeated. ^
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