ВІЙНА В УКРАЇНІ

Оскільки на час написання інформації на сайті відсутні будь-які обмеження чи застереження у відвідуванні Києва чи України, однак перед поїздкою будь-ласка перевірте Рекомендації та Попередження  щодо подорожей у вашій країні або натисніть на посилання внизу.

Наскільки безпечний Київ

Київ безпечніший за Париж, Лондон, Нью-Йорк і багато інших великих столиць світу

Більшість людей мало що знає про Україну. В новинах в основному повідомляють про війну на Сході, а Росія прикладає всі зусилля, щоб дестабілізувати Україну, висвітлюючи неправдиву інформацію. 

Але факти суперечать уявленням. Київ безпечніший чим більшість Західноєвропейських столиць. Офіційна статистика по злочинності з Numbeo  оцінює рівень безпеки в Парижі на позначці в 47.55 &  Києві в 53.19. В той же час показник злочинності в Лондоні 52.37, а в Києві тільки 46.81.

Information courtesy of Numbeo

Maidan - Revolution of Dignity

"More than 10,000 dead, nearly 24,000 wounded and approximately 1.8 million people displaced, this is the human cost of Russian aggression in Ukraine"

It is more than five years since the Revolution of Dignity. Spontaneous demonstrations broke out in November 2013, after President Yanukovych’s government reneged on a promise for integration with the EU. Instead President Yanukovych opted for closer ties with Russia. Overnight, tens-of-thousands of people descended onto Independence square in Kiev and began a peaceful protest. What followed in February 2014 became the reason why Ukraine will never turn towards Russia ever again. Government forces under the directions of the now deposed Viktor Yanukovych began shooting the peaceful protesters.  The protest against closer association with Russia is only half the story. The underlying reason was that ordinary Ukrainian people had simply had enough of the politically corrupt government that was stealing billions of dollars from the near bankrupt economy.

The Fight for Ukraine

"Putin is a dictator. He rules over an autocratic kleptocracy heavily reliant on censorship and intimidation. He feels threatened by a democratic revolution in a neighbouring state. Putin cannot allow Ukraine to flourish as a democracy as this would expose him as the fraud that he is"

Ukraine is a mineral rich and geographically the centre of Europe. It has the potential to become a wealthy free market economy. Ukraine free from corruption and political influence from Russia is Putin’s worst nightmare. For Russian people to see a successful economic democracy would destroy the myth of everything they had been told about western capitalism. It would be the beginning of the end for Putin and his corrupt regime. Putin believes he has no choice; he is a KGB left over political dinosaur stuck in the communist era. He will continue to secure Crimea and destabilise Ukraine to create a reason to invade and destroy Ukraine. Sanctions from the West have brought Russia’s economy tumbling. Yet maybe the greatest threat to Ukraine comes from within. Corruption is part of daily life in Ukraine and most know little else. It would appear that President Poroshenko is still part of the problem and not the solution. Poroshenko has failed to reform the judicial system and corrupt judges continue to work. The system itself seems set up to encourage corruption, most government employees are low paid so bribes are an attractive temptation. But there is hope, a new younger generation is coming through. A generation embracing western values and intent on building a better future for Ukraine. But they are fighting alone, the west  and the EU has been too weak to condemn Russia and support Ukraine with military and arms for fear of causing another world war. Ukraine must not be forgotten.