"Bloody lessons of World War II should not go in vain. Like 70 years ago, the aggressor could only be stopped via joint efforts… For this very reason today, when we mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII and commemorate millions of victims, we urge all people of the free world to boldly present a united front to counter Russia the aggressor, who wages an undeclared 'hybrid' war against sovereign Ukraine," Poroshenko said in a statement.
Essentially, the Ukrainian leader compared Russia, which played a key part in liberating the world from the Nazi occupation, to Nazi Germany. These wild accusations have long since become familiar. But Petro Poroshenko has yet to learn that a false claim does not magically become truth when repeated over and over again.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is keeping up with the president. He never misses an opportunity to blame Russia for the civil war in Ukraine, sparked by the US-sponsored coup in 2014.
Ukraine's new military doctrine went as far as referring to Russia as Kiev's archenemy. Up until now, not a single similar document Ukraine adopted since gaining independence made such claims. The country's National Security and Defense Council is currently reviewing the draft which is later expected to be signed by Poroshenko.
Recent developments appear to be showing that the Ukrainian president and the like seem to be the living, breathing embodiment of a popular saying: you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Then again, they pale in comparison to Yatsenyuk's embarrassing comments made in January. Back then he speculated that the Soviet Union invaded Ukraine and Germany, insisting that "all of us still clearly remember" that moment.
One could only hope that the Ukrainian prime minister born in 1974 has since caught up on his history lessons.
