- January 27, 2025
- 9:18 pm
- World News
Exactly 80 years ago, prisoners of Auschwitz-Birkenau (Auschwitz), a death camp created by a criminal dictatorship, were released – Now totalitarianism is reborn in new formsHow this happened to the Putin regime in Russia decades after Hitler.
“It is already obvious today that the war started by a paranoid, mentally ill Fuhrer (Putin – ed.)has every chance to take its place on the pedestal of the most terrible events in human history.
While the West continued to fear Putin’s “red lines” and prayed for the need to avoid escalation, China, North Korea and Iran had already united around Russia.”
27 January 2025 Valeriy Zaluzhny, Ukrainian general and Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, published a column in Ukrayinska Pravda.
In his article, he explains why dictatorial regimes inevitably fail, despite their aggression. He also noted how Russia is joining forces with other authoritarian regimes, including China, North Korea and Iran, to oppose the democratic world.
“Exactly 80 years ago, prisoners of one of the largest Nazi death camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau in Auschwitz, were released. It was created by an authoritarian regime of a cannibalistic dictator who wanted to rule the world and was ultimately defeated. But time will show that dictators are being reborn, and humanity cannot relax.
Anna Arendt, a German-American political theorist, historian, and one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century, exploring the origins of totalitarianism, wrote: the government structures created by Stalin and Hitler represent “a completely new form of government” that is likely to reappear in various other forms in the future. She also cautioned, saying that “all ideologies contain totalitarian elements.”
Her words were prophetic. Exactly 67 years after Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, Putin became President of Russia on May 7, 2000.”
Who is Valery Zaluzhny?
Valery Zaluzhny is one of the most prominent Ukrainian military leaders who played a key role in defending Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
- 2021: appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- 2022: under his leadership, Ukraine not only stopped the Russian advance, but also liberated significant territories.
- 2024: became the ambassador of Ukraine to the UK, continuing to represent the interests of his country.
His analytical approach to warfare and geopolitics makes his views important for understanding contemporary challenges.
Why Dictatorships Inevitably Lose
Zaluzhny identifies several key factors that inevitably lead dictatorships to defeat:
- Disregard for human life.
“Dictatorships sacrifice millions for their goals, but this makes them vulnerable. The failure to value the individual undermines the stability of the regime.”
- Economic weakness.
Authoritarian regimes redirect resources to war, ignoring economic development, which inevitably leads to an internal crisis.
- Unions of dictators.
Zaluzhny mentions how Russia is teaming up with China, North Korea and Iran to strengthen its position.
“While the West continued to fear Putin's 'red lines' and sought to avoid escalation, authoritarian regimes were already united around Russia.”
Lessons for democracies
Ukraine shows the whole world that the resilience of democratic peoples can destroy the plans of dictators.
- Ukraine. The resistance of the Ukrainian people has become an example for other countries faced with authoritarian aggression.
- The role of international support. Zaluzhny emphasizes that to counteract alliances of dictatorships, the consolidation of the democratic world is required.
“Free countries must unite and act decisively so that dictators understand that their time is limited,” he writes.
Impact on Israel
Although Zaluzhny did not directly mention Israel, the situation he talks about has a direct bearing on the security of that country. Iran, an ally of Russia, actively supports terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah that threaten Israel.
Israel also faces challenges from dictatorial alliances while confronting terrorist threats in the Middle East. Israel's fight against terrorism is becoming part of the global struggle of democracies against authoritarian regimes.
Modern parallels
Dictatorships such as Russia, China and Iran are trying to create an alternative world order based on the suppression of freedoms and aggression. However, history shows that such regimes inevitably fail.
“Free peoples, based on mutual support and values, always win. Ukraine today proves this every day,” writes Zaluzhny.
Conclusion
Alliances of dictatorships such as Russia, Iran, China and North Korea pose a threat to the free world. However, Ukraine and its allies are demonstrating that resilience, unity and democracy can withstand any aggression.
However, totalitarian regimes, according to Zaluzhny, “cannot help but make mistakes, and history confirms this.”
“Where one person decides everything, there is no room for other opinions. Therefore, for Hitler, the decision to attack the USSR would subsequently become fatal. Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine in 2022 will also become fatal thanks to our incredible efforts,” the former commander-in-chief concluded.
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