306 pgs. May 2023.
At 6 or 7 o’clock on the morning of February 24, 2022, while tuning in to the radio for the day’s news, we were informed in Western Europe and in the world that a massive army had violated the border of a Middle European country. Descending from the heart of Eurasia, where conquerors and murderers once roamed, these armed men had begun attacking a civilized nation. Their cavalry was composed of steel, their horses were said to breathe fire, and they were intent on killing.

The Russian war against Ukraine served as a stark reminder that senseless mass killings could still occur in our own neighborhoods, on our continent, and in our culture, rather than just in faraway, lost lands. Not since World War II had something of this magnitude taken place. The first explosions could be heard in Kyiv at 4:15 a.m., and tanks and trucks were already making their way across the North and East borders.
The book recounts precisely with impactful analyzes and accounts of witnesses this brutal and unfair conflict that takes place on our continent but with far-reaching consequences for all. It examines the repercussions of appeasement policies and exposes the cunning manipulation of stories by the Russian media, using carefully chosen words to deceive readers. Additionally, the book features personal anecdotes and vivid accounts from Ukrainians detailing how the large-scale invasion impacted their lives. Historical documentation for present and future times.
On May 9, 2023, which marks Russia’s Victory Day in the war against Nazi Germany, military parades were canceled across Russia and even in occupied Crimea. The official reason was given: „Security!“ But the US think tank Atlantic Council suspects that the Russian government did not want the population to see how few tanks and troops remained after suffering significant losses in Ukraine. The British secret service thinks that the Kremlin is struggling to hardly convince its people to support its „special operation“ and hiding the coffins which come home.
Putin has painted himself into a corner and can no longer back down. He lacks the necessary weapons and troops to continue fighting, apart from nuclear weapons, which would guarantee his defeat. He is forced to exhaust his remaining resources. He, who detests free journalism, is waging a fierce disinformation war. In search for new reasons to portray his continued attacks against the West as defensive, he invents excuses to justify his strategy of victimizing Russia, which he claims is being abused, slandered, and mishandled by the mischievous Americans and Europeans.
To achieve this, he needs living witnesses and a means of blackmail, someone to prove that the United States is already attacking Russia, even if not with weapons, but by other smeans. He has taken a cue from hih allies, the Iranian mullahs, who are experts at arbitrarily taking Western scientists, journalists, or tourists as hostages. Putin will be remembered in history as a mass criminal like Lenin, Stalin, Robespierre, Hitler, Himmler, and Mao. When his full-scale attack began, the world felt the impact immediately. Within a few days, his war disrupted the post-Cold War global order.
However, he was eventually stopped by Ukrainians and their president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Western democracies showed solidarity with the defenders and their strength changed Europe and the United States. Ukraine became a universal symbol of resistance, and Putin’s Russia is no longer considered a member of the international political community. Kyiv halted the invasion, which inspired Europeans and Americans to join forces against totalitarianism and decay, strengthening NATO. Ukrainians are a model of bravery and discernment, and Putin could not paralyze them with fear. The conflict can only end with his death or imprisonment.