suppose we are on the top of the hate list today
It's the Volhyn stuff.
Every time you guys get close to some kind of understanding, Volhyn blows things up again.
Ukrainians GENUINELY do not understand you, or your position. To be completely honest - neither did I - until I spent years on this forum.
They really sincerely think that you are "stirring the pot" for no good reason, other than that you know they are weak right now and rely on your help.
They feel you are abusing the leverage, in order to make them admit something terrible which will be forever a stain on their national heroes. This - while they defend you from Russian imperialism with their bodies.
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I even watched an interview where Sikorski and Sonya featured - and it was clear there that Sikorski was shocked at the genuine level of incomprehension he encountered on the subject.
Being a diplomat, he used some very kind interpretation of what was happening.
If Russians are infantile, then Ukrainians are twice as infantile. They think they are some perfect Marvel superheroes, and everyone should kiss their feet. They have no capacity to admit any wrongdoing, because their conception of self is so impossibly fragile.
They are building a Ukrainian national identity with scotch tape and glue... this identity is not yet ready to collide head on with historic events like ethnic cleansings.
You heard it from them - we are Orcs, and they are Elves. Elves are perfect.