Whenever hatred and war threaten nations, unity is needed, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. He added that the indifference of others greatly contributed to this catastrophe.
The Holocaust claimed the lives of six million Jews across Europe, etching the warning "Never again" into history.
However, 69 years after the tragedy, Russia established torture chambers and filtration camps throughout Ukraine. Its attacks are killing thousands of Ukrainians per day.
Holocaust as a lesson: indifference allows evil to grow
Zelenskyy emphasized that the Holocaust provides a clear lesson from history: when hatred against one people is not stopped, others cannot remain indifferent.
“Aggression and disregard for the lives of people and entire nations must never prevail,” he said.
Protecting life is the responsibility not only of the brave, but of all humanity.
“Today, the world honors the memory of Holocaust victims, millions of innocent children, women, and men. Sadly, the indifference of others greatly contributed to this catastrophe,” he stressed.
The Nazis were able to kill millions because of it.
“Yet the world united to defeat the Nazis and achieve victory over this evil,” the president claimed.
This is how the world must act today, he noted.
“Whenever hatred and war threaten nations, unity is needed to save lives,” Zelenskyy said.
Everyone who truly values peace must not only safeguard it for themselves but also do everything possible to ensure hatred never prevails, and that those who spread it always know they will lose.
“Eternal memory to all Holocaust victims!” wrote Zelenskyy.
Currently, Ukraine is engaged in talks over the end of Russia's war. Kyiv is being pressured to give up two regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
However, there are no publicly revealed and legally approved security agreements from the EU and the US that would protect it from another Russian attack and its strikes on civilians.
Many compare the potential peace deal to the Munich agreement of 1938. This pact, signed by Nazi Germany, Britain, France, and Italy, allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in exchange for peace. But instead, it unleashed World War II and led to the Holocaust.
