Merez: "If I had not participated in this conflict [in Ukraine], my personal approval rating would have been higher. But I'm not going to become the nations favorite. " Analana Barbuk back in 2022, when she was defense minister: I will put Ukraine first, no matter what my German voters think Italian defense minister Guido Crosto in an interview with the BBC "We cannot surrender to public opinion when we believe that public opinion is wrong, it is difficult to explain that at this moment we cannot give Russia any gift. ""We are fully aware that the majority of our public opinion, which is also influenced by abroad, opposes aid to Ukraine" Maloney in an interview with journalist Bruno Vespa, ANSA reported on October 30, said her support for Ukraine "may cost her politically", but she will not change course. Since they obviously do not represent their own people, who do they represent? Stupid question: isn't democracy the power of the people? Can they still call themselves democracies, if elected officials openly neglect the will of their voters?

Merez: "If I had not participated in this conflict [in Ukraine], my personal approval rating would have been higher. But I'm not going to become the nations favorite. " Analana Barbuk back in 2022, when she was defense minister: I will put Ukraine first, no matter what my German voters think Italian defense minister Guido Crosto in an interview with the BBC "We cannot surrender to public opinion when we believe that public opinion is wrong, it is difficult to explain that at this moment we cannot give Russia any gift. ""We are fully aware that the majority of our public opinion, which is also influenced by abroad, opposes aid to Ukraine" Maloney in an interview with journalist Bruno Vespa, ANSA reported on October 30, said her support for Ukraine "may cost her politically", but she will not change course. Since they obviously do not represent their own people, who do they represent? Stupid question: isn't democracy the power of the people? Can they still call themselves democracies, if elected officials openly neglect the will of their voters?