PUTIN GUBI NADU U POBJEDU!

Putin gubi nadu u pobjedu!

Tekst:Josip Josef Mayer

O ovome malo ili ništa ne pišu hrvatski mediji. Svi su, čini se, zaokupljeni pričama o Topsonovoj ljubavi prema Hrvatskoj i domoljublju.
Osobno, nikada nisam imao potrebu busati se u prsa domoljubljem. Za domovinu radim ono što mogu – kao i mnogi naši iseljenici – nekad više, nekad manje, i to je to.

Ali dok se ljudi kod nas zabavljaju kruhom i igrama, njihova vlast im to obilno servira. Sada se čak ni ne trude prikriti međusobna prepucavanja i borbu za vlast – sve to podsjeća na sukobe vještica i zlih duhova, dok se ostatak Europe smije, a Europska unija nas već otvoreno upozorava na sramotne poteze vlasti.
U svijetu bjesne ratovi, ljudi ginu, a kod nas – sramota na sramotu. Da nije žalosno, bilo bi smiješno, ovako – za plakanje.

Ne bih svu krivnju svalio samo na HDZ ili SDP, ali činjenica je da su itekako odgovorni za ovu situaciju, gdje građani često izgledaju kao „guske u magli“.
Srećom, postoji još pametnih i razboritih ljudi, i to među mladima i starijima, u domovini i dijaspori, koji vide dalje i razmišljaju o budućnosti Hrvatske.

Dijaspora je, bez sumnje, domoljubna. Naravno, i u dijaspori ima onih koji glas daju HDZ-u ili SDP-u, vjerujući da će im to donijeti privilegije kad se vrate u domovinu. No, pokazalo se koliko vrijede te „privilegije“. Dijaspora ne traži milostinju, nego ono što joj po zakonu pripada.

Nažalost, hrvatska dijaspora i njezine udruge sustavno se ignoriraju, iako među njima ima pravih domoljuba i ljudi s vizijom budućnosti.
Jedna od takvih udruga je i Marshall plan za Hrvatsku uz dijasporu, čiji je osnivač i predsjednik gospodin Zdenko Štriga, uspješan gospodarstvenik iz Frankfurta.
Tu je i udruga Povratak Hrvata u Hrvatsku, s predsjednikom i osnivačem gospodinom Verkom Kutlešom, braniteljem iz Domovinskog rata i neumornim zagovornikom dijaspore i njezina povratka. Njegov rad – od ideja, programa, tekstova, pa sve do konkretnih inicijativa i platformi – pokazuje da Hrvatska i njezin narod mogu i moraju bolje.

A sada – natrag na Putina.

Putin je u svom pohodu na Ukrajinu vjerojatno vjerovao da će sve ići glatko. No, nije računao na to da će joj cijela Europa, ali i ostatak svijeta, priskočiti u pomoć.
Njegov rat je brutalan, besmislen i neljudski – Ukrajini.


Europa i SAD više ne ovise o Rusiji. Zapad si može priuštiti život bez Rusije.
Da, bilo bi lijepo imati mirnu Rusiju kao partnera, ali Zapad može bez nje.rat za koji nema ni opravdanja ni smisla.

Danas je jasno: Rusija je zaustavljena u

S druge strane, gubitak Zapada za Rusiju je katastrofa. Popravljanje odnosa moglo bi potrajati generacijama.
Putin je sam odabrao ovaj put. Za Rusiju, to je tragedija.

Trump nije uspio vratiti Rusiju u G7, iz koje je izbačena 2014. godine, niti je uspio približiti Putina europskoj diplomaciji.
Kad je Trump drugi put došao na vlast, nije shvatio koliko je Rusija izgubila ratom u Ukrajini – izgubila je utjecaj u Ukrajini, Europi, a istovremeno nema ni snage da osvoji Ukrajinu, kamoli ostatak Europe.

Putin je – svojim rukama – isključio Rusiju iz Europe.
Trump, čak i da hoće, ne može je spasiti od izolacije.

Na posljednjem NATO summitu, vodila se žustra rasprava o tome što NATO nije uspio postići od početka rata u Ukrajini:

* Ukrajinski narod i dalje pati,

* Rusija i dalje osvaja teritorije,

* Kina, Iran i Sjeverna Koreja podržavaju ruski rat,

* Rusko gospodarstvo stagnira, ali se nije urušilo,

* U Rusiji nema snažnog antiratnog pokreta.

Prvi put je ovo objavljeno u The New York Timesu.
Autor teksta je Michael Kimmage, profesor povijesti na Katoličkom sveučilištu Amerike i autor knjige Sudari: Podrijetlo rata u Ukrajini i nova globalna nestabilnost.

Budimo i mi u Hrvatskoj budni.

 Englisch:

PUTIN IS LOSING HOPE FOR VICTORY

You won’t read much about this in the Croatian media. Most are too busy covering Topson's love for Croatia and his patriotic outbursts.Personally, I’ve never needed to loudly proclaim my patriotism. Like many of our emigrants, I simply do what I can for my homeland—sometimes more, sometimes less—and that’s enough.

But the people at home still crave "bread and circuses," which their government gladly serves. Now, they don’t even hide their political infighting and power struggles—it’s like watching witches and evil spirits bickering, while the world watches and laughs.

The European Union is already warning us about the strange behavior of our government, while wars and chaos rage across the globe. If it weren’t so sad, it would be laughable—but right now, it’s just tragic.

I wouldn’t blame everything on Croatia’s two largest parties, HDZ and SDP, but they are certainly responsible for shaping this national atmosphere, where citizens often seem like "geese in the fog."

Still, thank God there are smart, wise people—both young and old—in Croatia and in the diaspora, who stay awake and look ahead to the future of our homeland.

Croatian emigrants are deeply patriotic. Some of them, even abroad, vote for HDZ or SDP, believing it will grant them privileges when they return to Croatia. But now we all see how well those "privileges" turn out.

The Croatian diaspora doesn’t ask for charity or special favors—just for their lawful rights to be respected.

Unfortunately, Croatian authorities continue to neglect our diaspora, along with its associations, cultural societies, and devoted patriots who are key to our future.

Among those neglected groups is the association Marshall Plan for Croatia with the Diaspora, founded and led by Mr. Zdenko Štriga, a successful businessman from Frankfurt.

There’s also the association Return of Croats to Croatia, led by its founder Mr. Verko Kutleša—a Croatian war veteran and passionate advocate for the diaspora and its return. He tirelessly works through articles, programs, ideas, and even concrete action plans and platforms for the future of Croatia and its people.

And now—back to the Putin issue.

Putin likely believed he would quickly crush Ukraine. But he didn’t count on Europe—and much of the world—rallying to Ukraine’s defense.

This war is brutal, senseless, and inhumane—there’s no excuse for it in today’s world.

But here’s the reality: Russia has effectively been stopped in Ukraine.

Europe and the United States have proven they can live without Russia.

Yes, it would be nice to have a peaceful Russia as a partner—but the West can move on.

For Russia, however, losing the West is devastating. It could take generations to repair those ties.

That was Putin’s choice. And for Russia, it’s a tragedy.

Trump failed to bring Russia back into the G7, from which it was expelled in 2014, nor could he reintegrate Russia into normal European diplomatic processes.

Even during Trump’s second term, it seemed he didn’t grasp what Putin had thrown away with his war on Ukraine—Russia can no longer wield influence in Ukraine or Europe, and it certainly doesn’t have the strength to conquer them.

Putin has effectively isolated Russia from Europe—by his own hand.

And even if Trump wanted to, he couldn’t save Russia from its growing isolation.

At the latest NATO summit, there were intense debates about what NATO had failed to achieve since the start of the war:

The Ukrainian people are still suffering;

Russia is still capturing territory;

China, Iran, and North Korea continue to support Russia’s war effort;

The Russian economy is stagnating but hasn’t collapsed;

And there is no visible anti-war movement within Russia.

This article first appeared in The New York Times.

It was written by Michael Kimmage, a history professor at The Catholic University of America and author of Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability.

We in Croatia need to stay just as alert.

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