Let us not mince words. The assassination of a Vladimir Putin critic in the heart of Europe is not just a crime. It is a diplomatic humiliation for Poland, for the European Union, and for the West itself.
The victim, a Russian dissident who dared to speak truth to power, was gunned down in broad daylight in Warsaw. The message is unmistakable: the Kremlin’s reach now extends to the very doorstep of NATO. How did we arrive at this pitiable state?
The answer lies in a decade of intellectual and moral decadence, a collective refusal to confront the realities of power. We have become a civilisation that prefers to wring its hands rather than wield them. Poland, once the proud bastion of Eastern European resistance, now must answer for its failure to protect a guest.
The EU, that grand experiment in soft power, stands exposed as a paper tiger. Meanwhile, the Kremlin laughs. This is not the fall of Rome; it is the fall of a decadent empire that has forgotten how to defend itself.
We need a resurgence of national identity, a spine of steel, and a recognition that some enemies cannot be reasoned with.
