Ukrainian Patriarch Sviatoslow Shevchuk interview in the National Review:.....we are witnessing the rise of civil society and the birth of a new Ukraine that includes not only ethnic Ukrainians but Russians, Jews, Crimean Tatars, people of Polish descent, Belarussians, Armenians, and Georgians; Ukrainian speakers and Russian speakers; Orthodox, Catholics, Muslims, and Jews — in other words, citizens of Ukraine, who, irrespective of their origins, have expressed their desire to live in a free and independent country. And we are witnessing the emergence of a new form of Ukrainian patriotism, never before known in our history: a patriotism in which love for our motherland enables us to risk our lives for our freedom and independence. In these critical circumstances, we were able to have two kinds of elections in the past year. We elected a new president and a new parliament. That is the democratic way to create state structures that will defend human dignity, not annihilate it. Ukrainians have made a free choice. We have chosen a European perspective on the development of our country. We have chosen European and Christian values. We have rejected the post-Soviet heritage and any sort of extremism or violence. Sourcem.nationalreview/article/392368/ukraine-rising-george-weigel
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:04:43 +0000
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