The equivalent would be the absurdity of Belgium claiming that it destroyed Notre Dame because Notre Dame is the soul of Belgium. But yes this comparison takes us a step closer to seeing the madness of this.
Timothy Snyder
“The equivalent for us in France would be the bombing of the Notre-Dame.”
Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Noël Barrot, on russia burning Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
The Notre-Dame fire was a tragic accident — it’s unfathomable how someone can do such an atrocity on purpose.
