This was the first thing I heard when I got up this morning. That Ukraine had been finally invaded in a way that people couldn't deny. (People like Farage are, but that wanker is in the pocket of the oligarchs.)
Feel powerless about this. We should be helping them, sending anything they need.
Not delaying sanctions long enough to give Boris's friends time to move their money from the tax havens here.
The Ukrainian people are so brave, you see them on TV, so prepared to defend; they must be as as scared as I imagine, but lots of them are standing.
Its sad for the Russian people that don't want this, of which I am sure there are many. They don't want to fight their neighbours and friends.
The Ukrainian people just want to live their lives, freely, as much as you can in today's world.
We are such a destructive species, I thought we were already doomed due to climate change (that the rich will do nothing to stop - wonder where they think they're going?), now it seems we're set on all out war over Europe, or even a nuclear issue. Oh yes, and Ukraine gave up its nukes necause WE and the US and RUSSIA guaranteed them their safety and security. BETRAYAL. I'm so ashamed.
I am so angry our government is being so weak and doing so little to help them.
I have nothing inspirational to say, nothing hopeful. I just support the Ukrainians. I am so angry we are letting them down when they need us. I wish I could do something.
#StandWithUkraine #DefendUkraine
Addendum, 14th April 2022
After watching a lot of coverage this month, a lot of vile stuff before it got collared by Twitter or Youtube, and reading a lot of Ukraine journalistic work...I have to say...much of Russia seems under the thrall of their propoganda machine, which seems as imperialist and superiority based as anything the vile British Empire ever spewed out (yes, I'm English and my country is going a bit fascistic itself right now, it sucks; and its past sucks too - I'm not proud at all).
I understand there are people there in Russia protesting and I understand everyone else is scared to, so bowed down by lies or beleives it all (like idiots here beleived Brexit rhetoric)....but. But.
I've rarely seen a case of one country so blatantly peaceful then invaded and now being razed to rubble, senselessly, before. Yes, I should have paid a fuckload more attention to Aleppo, and now to Yemen. Yes. I'm paying attention now. Even more strongly I say give Ukraine what they need, anything they need.
If Russia is brothers with Ukraine - as I ignorantly thought, before I read more - then they are the viciousest most abusive of dysfunctional brothers. The kind you free yourself from and never want to see again ever. The Ukrainians will never forgive what they've done even in only this short time, and I don't blame them, I won't foregt either and I'm not even there.
Glory to Ukraine.
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