Like much of the rest of the world, I’ve been watching coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I’m horrified at the destruction and loss of life and at the brazenness of the attack against a neighboring sovereign democracy.
I’m in awe of the courage and resolve of the Ukrainian people to defend their homeland. There are many ordinary citizens who have been given guns to defend their cities and villages. Apparently, some are making homemade bombs from instructions given on television. I don’t know that I would be able to do that myself and pray that I am never in such a terrible position that I would have to find out.
I’m also amazed at the courage of some Russian citizens who are protesting Putin’s aggression against Ukraine. There have been protests in 54 cities and many arrests. Some prominent people have spoken out publicly, including sports heroes. They are risking their careers and their freedom to speak out against the war.
I wish there was more that I could do to help the Ukrainians but I know I have no power to do so. I understand that the US as part of NATO has taken many actions to try to punish Putin and his oligarchy for this attack but they won’t directly intervene to protect the Ukrainian population. I’m worried that Russia will assassinate Ukrainian President Zelenskyy with the rest of the world looking on and unable to stop it. That they will put in place a Kremlin-backed dictator. That millions of Ukrainians will suffer from violence and deprivation for years as they try to reestablish themselves as an independent democracy.
And the rest of the world will be powerless to stop it.
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so incredibly horrible
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It seems that every hour there is something else that shows even more suffering.
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Yes
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Such a sad situation and for seemingly no point except one man’s arrogance and desire for power. This is going to do nothing good to anyone.
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The only possible good that might come eventually is that Putin loses his grip on power in Russia. He might finally have gone too far, even with all his money and oligarchs protecting him.
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My eyes were glued to the live coverage this past week. It’s a horrible feeling to feel as stuck as we do as we watch this horrifying destruction take place
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I know how helpless we feel, even though none of us are in a position of having power to do anything. The best we can do at this point is to keep vigil and not fall victim to any propaganda that tries to justify this atrocity.
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