It is difficult to analyse what is happening in the midst of the wave of propaganda in the day-to-day war in Ukraine. In our case, most media have made an alignment like the hooliga amplifying some events, silencing others and falsehood others, creating collective hysteria. It is necessary to denounce the Russian invasion and war, such as solidarity with the Ukrainian people, but the excessive reaction in this case is striking, as if we had never experienced a breakdown of international legislation of this size or a war of aggression.

In that doctrine of attacks by one country or some against another, without being attacked or protected by the UN, there were two important milestones: In 1999 NATO carried out the bombing of Yugoslavia and in 2003 the US carried out the invasion and war on Iraq. Then they returned more, with a large number of deaths and refugees.

The double standard that is spreading is risky for refugees. Xenophobia and racism are emerging on some television channels in western countries to justify the differences between wars and refugees, by the colour of the skin, hair and eyes of the aggressors or by the degree of civilisation; it is not the same to attack Ukraine as Iraq, which is not the same as refugees from the Middle East as Ukrainians.

However, not everything is a matter of xenophobia. Since the end of the Second World War, NATO has for the first time felt a military attack. Because the West regards Ukraine as its territory of influence and control. That is why Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, launched at the beginning of the invasion words as a declaration of war: “No one can call for a peaceful solution to conflicts. No one can put the aggressor on the same level as the aggressor. And we will remember those who are not at our side right now.”

This explains why we are putting so many resources into the hands of the Ukrainian army. There are many who attack the world and we are not arming, training, advising and sharing all military intelligence information.

We are at war and in this situation low intensity democracy suffers, freedom of expression is reduced and civil rights are violated. Examples of this are the new wave of rusophobia or the situation experienced by our friend journalist Pablo González. At the time of writing, Paul has been detained for three weeks in Poland without contact with his lawyer. He is accused of spy, although they have not presented any evidence. But in wartime situations, everything goes: Poland argues that Paul had two passports when he was arrested, because it appears to be a crime to be born in Russia and to be the father and passport of that country.

The Polish Government has violated European Community law at the same level as any dictatorship and the representatives of the CAV and, in particular, the Spanish State have shown a very warm attitude. They are at war and are not prepared to defend civil rights on a serious charge. Can you imagine what kind of campaign would be triggered if the arrest and violation of similar rights had been committed by Russia rather than by Poland? Meanwhile, in these cases, in both Poland and Russia or anywhere else, when a person has dozens of days in isolation, there is enough reason to fear for his state of health.