Due to the hold in returning to Warsaw from Karpacz I did not send the editor-in-chief of the column to the erstwhile issue “MP”. Now I'll effort to catch up.
I will start with the debut of Euro MP Grzegorz Braun in EP on 16.09. Braun spoke during a gathering devoted to supporting the war in Ukraine. He asked a number of questions referring to Kathleen Van Brempt's emissary from Belgium. Braun: “Laudetur Jesus Christ. Are we dealing with a war council? Are we going to fight? What case? Who? What resources? You are not helping Ukraine by prolonging this war. You are not helping the Ukrainian people who search refuge and flee their country...” At this point, the Spanish talker Esteban Pons will shut down Braun's microphone and give the level to Kathleen Brempt, who accused Braun of not asking a question and went on to answer: "The European Parliament, from the very beginning of the illegal attack on Ukraine, was completely united in providing both military and infrastructure and financial support to the Ukrainian population, which clearly stated that it wanted to be part of free Europe alternatively than being part of the Russian Federation, where there is no democracy and freedom of expression."
My schoolmate presently surviving in Las Vegas sent me a link to a post on an X posted by an American. He wrote: “Braun is now even celebrated in America. I found this on American Twitter. In a post by Ian Miles Cheong, who had already had more than 160,000 entries at the time of my entry, a video from Braun's EP appearance, whose transcript I posted above and an interesting comment by Ian Miles: “This could not be imagined. The MEP in the European Parliament called for the end of the war in Ukraine. So they shut off his microphone and gave him a lecture about the freedom of speech in Russia. Hypocrisy is noticeable.” This comment was only the beginning of a wave of unequivocally sounding comments criticizing EP hypocrisy. I quote: Ken W.: “It’s so funny, Ukraine was/is the most corrupt country in Europe, it always had this label. Yet they say urgently that everyone must aid them fight for democracy and freedom. Zelenski puts his opposition in jail, censors everyone and cancels the election. Corrupt!’. The Mean Show: “A cut off of someone’s microphone to teach him the meaning of freedom of speech. It's virtually a comedy scene. I would like to be the author of this scene." Note: “Europe has fallen. The more society moves distant from the truth, the more it will hatred those who preach it. George Orwell’. It's just a mini example of respective 100 comments.
Now let's decision on to the Zelenski expedition to the US. He cannot talk of success as he has not obtained approval to usage American ATACMS rocket systems to attack targets in deep Russia. The Russians know well that targeting targets in Russia would be done by American specialists, so Biden did not give permission. It's expected to be cash. Zelenski criticized the Republican candidate for Vice president J.D. Vanc's Trump plan to end the war in Ukraine. In turn, his peaceful plan to force Russia to retreat from occupied areas of the erstwhile Ukrainians did not appeal to Biden and the military, let alone Trump. If I had to play in a clairvoyant predicting in the long word the volatility of the situation in the Russian-American conflict taking place in Ukraine, I would not have good news for Zelenski. He should prepare for the anticipation of safely landing outside Ukraine erstwhile the elections will yet gotta take place. He's already eliminated quite a few counter-candidates, any permanently, but... erstwhile president Zelenski – be ready!
Jacek Frankowski
Think Poland, No. 41-42 (6-13.10.2023)
