This is one of the most popular wishes these days on the Internet. The situation is a Deja vu for me, as Bulgarians have also given something to the world! Bulgaria is a pioneer in the field of peacekeeping through the use of the bearded woman. Bulgarian singer Azis introduced the fashion of the bearded woman before Conchita Wurst, who is the winner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This fact is recognized internationally but if Azis failed to save Europe from the crisis, Wurst coped brilliantly with “the war."

The Eurovision is a music contest in which performers and spectators put on display millennial national and religious complexes packed in three-minute songs and this year, a war almost broke out between two countries.

First it was Ukraine. In the background of the stage, we observed a running wheel, as an excellent allegory of the political situation there, while the lyrics of the song went "Tick-tock” - a countdown to detonation.

Russia responded with the song of the 17-year-old “inseparable” twins. The lyrics of their song went like: "I will cross the line sometime / now is the right time and place / and on that day you will be mine." This is a pure anthem of annexation.

“This is for all those who believe in the future of peace and freedom – you know who you are. You are unity and you are unstoppable,” said Wurst on receiving the award.

And the world has changed…

(Any resemblance to real people and events is purely coincidental)

The USA voiced its strong disagreement with the so-called 6:1 “victory" of the Russian national team during a match of the World Hockey Championship.

On this occasion, the spokesperson of the U.S. State Department Jennifer Psaki said: "In the beginning of the 21st century you cannot play like we're in the early 20th century. The imperial ambitions of the Russian national team were clearly demonstrated by their method of keeping the game. It seemed we are back to the worst years of the USSR. The “ugly” hockey carousel in front of the US goalkeeper makes it necessary to treat the situation as threat to European security.”

She announced economic sanctions against the Russian national players will be immediately introduced.  Thus the players were stripped of their discount cards for shopping in the stores of Reebok, Nike and Adidas.

Ms. Jennifer Psaki also paid attention to the act of hockey player Ovechkin who shaved his beard in protest against Eurovision. "This is a protest against the common European values! In the early 21st century you cannot just shave your beard if you do not like something. This is not acceptable and desirable. "

A study on the attitude of Germans towards Russia was recently published, showing that the overwhelming majority of them are against economic sanctions against Russia and support helping Kiev.

 
A study of "Infratest dimap" for the German public broadcaster ARD and newspaper "Die Welt” reveals that the majority of Germans are worried by economic sanctions against Russia. The poll reveals that only 38 percent of respondents see economic sanctions as an appropriate tool to change the position of Russia.

What we see is broad public support for the policy of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the concept of creating a contact group that is to resume direct communications between Moscow and Kiev.

Seventy- two percent of Germans support providing economic aid to Ukraine, while only 12% support any military cooperation with Kiev.

English version: Alexander Markov