I read with interest the article of colleagues from Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the UK and the US published in the Bangkok Post on May 12, 2022.
Well, everyone has the right to express their opinions however one-sided or biased they might be. If people, be they ordinary readers or diplomatic professionals, do not want to understand the true reasons for the current developments in and especially about Ukraine, it is out of my reach to change it. Nevertheless, let's put the facts straight to make the Bangkok Post's respected readers draw their own conclusions.
Let's go back to recent history. It was the year 2014 when Western countries almost instantly recognised the coup d'état in Ukraine that launched the downward spiralling of further events out of control. Was this diplomatic recognition of ugly nationalists coming to power necessary? Especially taking into consideration their anti-Russian sentiments and plans to prohibit the Russian language in Ukraine and outlaw anyone who did not agree with their nationalistic policies? Hardly so. Nevertheless, it was done, and done quickly.
