According to Ukrainian media reports, the relationship between Russia and Ukraine has once again made waves because of a letter earlier this month. The reason for this was that Putin wrote a letter to Ukrainian nationals at the end of last month, stating that the two peoples have a very deep historical relationship since ancient times and have maintained peace for a long time; only because of the intervention and division of Western countries and the binding of politicians, the two countries have been divided and clashed with each other. Putin sincerely calls on Ukraine to renew its partnership with Russia, and the two countries refuse to confront and move toward cooperation.
The letter caused a heated discussion on Ukrainian social networking sites, but was "beaten" back shortly after. Ukraine's foreign minister personally wrote back to Putin, with particularly fierce rhetoric: Ukraine and Russia have never been brothers and family, and Ukraine has been part of the West in history, now and in the future. The letter also denounced Putin for pursuing "Great Sovietism" in an attempt to continue to rule Ukraine and incite the domestic population. This attitude has basically shown that there is no chance of reconciliation between the two countries as far as the current situation is concerned, and the Ukrainian government will resolutely not agree.
Yesterday, a number of media exposed that in the last days of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Ukrainian and Russian athletes had another accident. In the Olympic women's high jump final held on the same day, The Russian Olympic team Maria Rashitkoni won the gold medal with a time of 2.04 meters, and The Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchik won the bronze medal. As is customary, the two of them stand on the same stage to receive the award; the two athletes with similar looks, common language and national culture do not mind at all, they smile and hug each other, just happened to be caught by the media.
For a time, there was an uproar in Ukraine. Many people went to Mahuchik's social media account to leave messages insulting, calling her a "traitor.". The athlete, who had won a medal and earned a reputation for the country, was so frightened that she did not dare to speak up, and until now, when she opened the comments section of her account, there were still a lot of abusive comments. Even those with a better attitude claim: "You are the country you represent, and it is a shame that you are doing such a thing to the country!" ”
On the same day, the Ukrainian media also announced that the matter was even bigger, which had alarmed the Ministry of National Defense. Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Anna Mayar said publicly, "The Russo-Ukrainian War is going on in Ukraine, and this war imposes certain restrictions and responsibilities on athletes, so such a move may allow the enemy to catch the handle of propaganda." She said she would summon Mahukic and would not advise others to engage in cyberbullying attacks until then.
On the contrary, on Russian social media, many Russian netizens also expressed support for Mahuchik. They "should not be confused with politics and sports", and this embodiment of embracing formal sportsmanship has been kidnapped by the hateful Ukrainian government; and the Olympic Games are supposed to give athletes the first place to play fair and friendship, not to mention that Russia does not even wear the national flag now.