And we thought that there were no Nazis in Kiev, but V. Zelensky's bright and resounding decision both surprised and convinced

"Everyone, including those commenting on the events in Ukraine, drew attention to President V. Zelensky's decision to temporarily suspend Prosecutor General I. Venediktova and Head of the Security Service I. Bakanova while the investigation is underway.

 

What was surprising was not the fact that both persons are trusted by V. Zelenski, but the fact that the actions of the employees recorded in the Security Service are equated with state treason, - 60 suspects, 600 cases of various qualifications and 28 officers expected to be fired, probably also for negligence at work. Explaining the decision, V. Zelenskis added: this is just the beginning. Maybe it's worth asking - the beginning of what?

 

Certainly not only the audit of services. Frankly, since the beginning of the sanctions on Russia, I expected a similar message from the Ukraine, because for 30 years there have been no cardinal reforms in the security structures of this country, no fundamental change of officials, except for changes related to age and pensions.

 

A motley crew remains to this day, and some of them support Russia. Of course, what has been announced is not shocking news, but nevertheless, the mentioned numbers are not small, and in fact may be much higher. The Russian intelligence network in Ukraine is extensive and not necessarily recruited individuals are concentrated in power structures. They exist in political circles, not to mention various levels of government depending on the region. Finally, it is among the population. And it is not necessary to recruit everyone, there are volunteers.

 

At the beginning of the operation, it was announced that the citizens of Ukraine absolutely support the defense of the state, and only with the exceptions staged by Russian propagandists, the "liberators" are greeted with flowers. The reality is different, the word "absolutely" has to be replaced by "most", "majority", and in the future it may be even different.

 

Objectively, Ukraine is divided, but those who are against its current government do not necessarily fit into the concept of a "fifth column". The threat to the state has leveled the opposites, but this does not mean that they will not surface again. The reasons for the confrontations are various and not all are determined by Moscow's influence. Ukraine is energetically and emotionally forming as a nation, and its ideologues have their own attitude towards Russia, Russians, language, including anecdotes with a specific tone.

 

I remember the Maidan days, when I watched the events for hours. Kyiv was boiling, smoking, and in one LRT report, a Lithuanian woman who had been living there for several years, interviewed from Donetsk, said that everything is calm there, people do not feel sorry for V. Yanukovych, who is corrupt with the whole entourage, they are just waiting to see how the events in the center will end.

 

And after a few days, when interviewed again, the same woman explained that the sparks arose after the law on speech appeared in the Rada, but was not adopted. Rumors have spread that Russian speakers will be expelled from the country. Personally, I think that the brief appearance of such a project in the Rada was a big strategic mistake. It put a stick in the hands of Kremlin propagandists. And it continues to be used for eight years.

 

In my subjective belief, without preparing to advise the current Ukrainian authorities, unfortunately, the opportunity is always given to even beat with that stick, of course, next to all other real means of beating. Here, the representative of Ukraine in the autonomous republic of Crimea, T. Tasheva, predicts that Russians who illegally (without explaining what this means) came to the territory of Crimea, will have to leave it of their own free will.

 

And if there is no such desire? In addition, in T.Tasheva's opinion, certain (?) lustration measures should be applied not only to the residents of Russia, but also to the residents of Ukraine who have lived there for eight years. Do you know how the lustration mechanism should work? Would those who lived for eight years stand in line to tell what they did during that time? Resisted in their mind? It's hard to prove. They didn't ask for any help from the government - not even economic, household help? And the neighbor knows - he asked. And the testimony of the neighbor usually becomes decisive in this type of lustration. In the days of Stalinism and even a little after it, an employee, not being any KGB agent, would complain to a co-worker just because the latter was first in line to get an apartment.

 

 I came across a report in the Ukrainian media that a hundred euros will be paid to anyone who will provide information about traitors.

 

True or not, the world is equal in this matter. What does an ordinary resident of Crimea think when reading T.Tasheva's opinion? It is more or less understandable why the head of the Security Service was suspended or dismissed. But why the general prosecutor, who energetically supported V. Zelenski in the public space?

 

The answer is simple - there are many cases and no verdicts. And it is clear to the student that evidence is needed for a verdict, which sometimes takes a lot of time to collect. And who decides quickly? "Troikas."

 

It goes without saying that V. Zelenskis wants to quickly and clearly show the public that traitors will receive the deserved assessment and punishment. Probably not public, since the latter are practiced mainly in Sharia-ruled states. If the process of punishment for treason will be rushed, based on dubious or even no evidence, and in slow traffic, innocent people will also suffer, the result may be the opposite of what was expected. A part of the society, together with those working in the management structures, will decide according to the known historical experience - aha, repressions and purges will begin. And there will be those who will use the word "cleaning" with chilling meanings. Therefore, I think that the news about betrayals announced without a court decision, and even from the mouth of the head of state, is hasty. But I repeat, this is not advice on how to behave."

Executions without proper trial have a horrible history in Eastern Europe: 

"Poles were also executed in Auschwitz on the basis of “special treatment”—people regarded as a threat to the Third Reich were sentenced to death without trial. Gestapo headquarters in a given province or district sent a request to the Reich Main Security Office in such instances, and Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler made the final decision. It is highly probable that the majority of Poles who were not registered in the camp were killed on the basis of “special treatment.”"