< p _ngcontent-sc86="" class="news-annotation">An outrageous mural has appeared in Melbourne, Australia. It depicted an embracing Ukrainian defender and a Russian occupier.
Ukrainian Olga Boychak, who lives in Australia, drew attention to the outrageous mural. Her post immediately got a lot of reactions.
A new mural in Melbourne shows Russian and Ukrainian soldiers hugging. This is very insulting for all Ukrainians. Russia's war in Ukraine is not a conflict between two nations. This is an invasion. The mural creates a sense of false equivalence between victim and aggressor,” Bojczak emphasized.
She noted that such art delegitimizes the importance of resistance.
The author of the mural wants Ukraine and Russia to “reconcile” for the sake of the Earth
The author of the outrageous drawing is selling his painting in digital format. He says that he will send all the money to the anti-war organization World Beyond War. At the same time, he is completely unfamiliar with the topic of the war in Ukraine. The author believes that Ukraine and Russia should “reconcile”. However, in reality, Ukraine did not quarrel with anyone and did not attack anyone. Our military is defending our territory, not fighting in a neighboring state.
“Sooner or later, the continued escalation of conflicts created by politicians will lead to the death of our beloved planet,” the author said.
< p> Such attitude to war revolts. Ukraine is not to blame for being forced to defend itself. On the contrary, our defenders demonstrate fantastic courage and heroism with their resistance.
Reaction of netizens
On Twitter, the author of the mural, many Ukrainians were indignant at such “art”. They sent photos from Bucha and other destroyed Ukrainian cities to show that Russia is the aggressor. To portray the reconciliation of the executioner with the victim is unacceptable. The Australians agreed with this opinion. Some of them urged the author to listen to the Ukrainians, because he is not very versed in the history of Eastern Europe.
