I’m completely in tune with your sentiments Marta.

I met a Ukrainian on the cross channel ferry a couple of years ago. He was cycling(!) home to spend a couple of weeks with his wife and family - turns out he was working at the new reactor being built a few miles from where I live (small world). He was such a nice chap, I can’t remember his name but I think of him and his family often and so hope they are safe.

Thank you, Maggs!

I actually know (or observe) quite a lot of Ukrainians living and working in my little town since 2014. Women and men. Hardworking, polite, blending in perfectly with our community.
It breaks my heart to see any of them with red eyes because it usually means bad news from their homeland.

"I think that I am gonna repost this one ... until this madness ends." There are so many millions of us who want it to end. What a pity that we are mostly not the ones who can directly bring this about. Keep hoping, keep posting, Marta!

I know, I know, John.
It's just that feeling helpless makes me feel hopeless.

I accompany you in your feelings that belong to everyone, Marta!
Have a nice monday!

Thank you so much, Judite!
Have a nice Monday (evening) too!

that's an idea....

I am running out of ideas...

Have a Nice Friday, Marta!

Denk dat Putin daar geen zin in heeft-Marta!

What Putin thinks and does defies human logic.

Totally understandable sentiments, Marta.
I knew a few Ukranian students, together with some Russian ones, at university (I went to SSEES - The School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, now part of University College, London), in the late 70s and they were very much all friends together and all were (unofficially of course) anti the then Soviet regime. I often wonder what became of them all!

I know lots of Ukrainians and few Russians. I don't think that I ever saw any unofficial interactions among them.
The School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies was certainly a platform where students could mingle.
In late 70s?
Their children and (maybe) grandchildren are either scattered around the world or trying to survive or fighting... How sad :(

Have a nice week ahead, Marta!

:-))
Poutine want to restaure the tsar empire, but really he don't want that Europa make his énergetic transition. He want that Europa continue to buy gaz and pétrol. !
he is crazy !