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Zelenskyy against Putin: Whose truth is stronger? | To the Point
"The War on Reality: Why Ukraine’s Fight Is Our Fight for Truth, Democracy, and the Future"
The divide in today’s politics is between reality and unreality. Those in power blur human experience and memory, making cooperation seem absurd.
Truth becomes fragmented, and shared understanding erodes. Instead of claiming truth for ourselves, we should unite as a network.
Ukraine fights a war of unreality. Putin’s invasion is based on the falsehood that Ukraine does not exist.
He seeks to erase its identity through violence and propaganda. Russia’s lies insist that Ukrainians want to be Russian, their government is illegitimate, and Ukraine is a mere conspiracy.
This is not just a geopolitical tactic—it’s a denial of humanity. Erasing Ukraine means erasing history, culture, language, and life.
The Kremlin’s narrative suggests NATO forced Russia’s hand, denying Ukraine any agency. In truth, before 2014, NATO was not a priority in Ukraine.
Russia invaded Crimea, pushing Ukrainians toward NATO. It was Russia’s aggression that changed the Ukrainian public's stance.
Putin’s actions contradict his claimed fears. His invasion led Finland and Sweden to join NATO, proving he does not actually fear NATO.
If he did, expanding NATO’s border would have been the last thing he wanted. But the invasion continues, not to counter NATO, but to obliterate Ukraine.
Russia’s 2014 invasion was obscured by misinformation. Social media flooded with tailored narratives: the far-right was told Ukraine was part of a Jewish plot, while the far-left was told Ukraine was full of Nazis. Each group received lies tailored to their ideology. This all served to erase Ukraine’s reality.
By using terms like "NATO expansion," we ignore Ukraine’s role in its own history.
We imply the country is a passive object, not an active agent. Russia’s delegitimization of President Zelensky follows the same pattern: branding him both a Nazi and an illegitimate leader simply because he is Ukrainian and Jewish. Antisemitism fuels these lies, exposing their moral emptiness.
Putin fears a Ukraine based on real politics, real elections, and real agency.
A Ukraine that chooses its own path is a threat to authoritarian control.
Russian propaganda denies Ukraine’s existence, portraying it as a tool of the West rather than a sovereign nation. But Ukraine has chosen democracy, and that terrifies Putin.
Ukrainians have proven their independence through sacrifice. But their resistance is not just military.
Ukraine’s resistance is real: a popular president, a functioning society, and a determined civil movement. Its tech sector outpaces Russia’s military innovation.
Engineers and volunteers are redesigning warfare. Ukraine’s reality is human and full of struggle, and that terrifies Putin.
Meanwhile, Russian politics are steeped in fiction. Domestic elections are manipulated, dissent is silenced, and media is state-controlled. While Russians are told what to believe, Ukrainians fight for the freedom to decide. The contrast is stark.
This war is about more than Ukraine.
The Kremlin’s falsehoods infect global discourse.
Conspiracy theories born in Moscow travel through Western networks, weakening democracies abroad.
Supporting truth means standing with independent, reliable sources before it’s too late. Each lie left unchallenged undermines our shared reality.
This is not just a military battle; it’s a battle for the truth.
When facts are twisted and history rewritten, the cost is more than political—it’s moral.
Denying Ukraine’s reality is denying the possibility of a better world. And we are running out of time.
We must defend the idea that people shape their own future. That nations are more than the narratives imposed upon them.
We must reject the notion that might makes right, that deception is inevitable, and that there is no truth. Truth exists. Reality matters. And both are under siege.
We must support journalists who pursue facts in hostile territory.
We must amplify voices grounded in reality.
We must question propaganda, even when it flatters our biases.
We must teach history that reflects the dignity of all people.
To defend Ukraine is to defend the idea that truth still matters.
That people can rise in defense of their own story.
That democracy is worth the risk.
That human connections are stronger than orchestrated lies.
The fight for Ukraine is the fight for a shared future. One that’s real, human, and rooted in truth.
That future depends on us.
Let’s not wait until the last light of reality fades.
Sincerely,
Adaptation-Guide
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