‼️ 🇷🇺 Current events around the world, triggered by the criminal invasion of Ukraine, are setting the stage for WWIII. I cannot see how this conflict can continue without forcing more countries to get militarily involved. It could be anything involving another country’s reaction to help before Putin thinks it is an act of war. This criminal is just patiently waiting for it.
The longer the war continues, the more apparent it is to me: we’re not ready to admit it yet, but we are clearly on the path to the next world war in Europe.
➡️ 🇷🇺 If people living in Russia don’t have access to objective news, only to state-controlled propaganda, then I would argue that Russians living abroad have a responsibility to tell the truth from the outside. They are being complicit in what is going on right now by not doing so. To them, I would say: talk to your friends, family, or relatives inside Russia about what is going on. Tell the truth and ask them to regroup and organize demonstrations. NOW‼️
🇺🇦 Each morning, I open my laptop go to some news websites to get the latest news from the war in Ukraine. I expect the worst all the time. It looks like, between some good news for the Ukrainians, the fundamentals are bleak. The aggressors, the Russians, are making progress towards their goals of crushing the country. My morning routine, while being tainted by sadness and sorrow, it’s nothing compared to the people’s routine in Ukraine, obviously: fear, sadness, abandonment, distress. 😢📰
🇺🇦 By not telling his own Russian troops in Belarus what the training and military exercises were all about (invade Ukraine), you can see the real nature ofPutin. We didn’t need this proof, but here you go.
🇺🇦 Compared to the aggressors, the invaders and the criminals (Russian leadership and Russian’s army), democracy is slow to react. We need discussions between partners and allies. We look for consensus, it takes time. Meanwhile, the enemy is progressing. The whole process makes us look weak and undetermined. ☮️
🇺🇦 As I keep watching the unbearable news from Europe, from Ukraine, something is becoming clearer by the day: NATO is failing its mission of defending Europe’s integrity. NATO must step up its response and fast. We are losing precious time. The longer we wait, the harder it will be to restore any form of democracy in Ukraine after Russian wins. It breaks my heart that we need to endure these historic and horrific moments. After two years of fighting against COVID-19, I find it hard to swallow. 💔
🗞️ I thought that I could share the news sources that I consume to stay in touch with current events in Ukraine. First, I’m following The Telegraph World News section. In particular, I keep this live webpage open all the time containing a constant news feed. Second, I’m using the BBC News World section, again referring to their live updating web page. Third, I use a Twitter list to get more up-to-the-minute updates. 🇺🇦
🇺🇦 Current events in Ukraine are triggering a media consumption frenzy in me that resembles the one that came after the 9/11 attacks. If similarities are to continue, fear is going to be next to invite itself into my life. 😨
⌛ If I look at myself these days, I find that I’m less willing to go out for a quick getaway outside the city than I used to be. In the last two years, repetitive confinements and strictsanitaryrules certainly left their marks on me. I hope time will bring back my willingness to open myself for opportunities and take advantage of them when they present themselves. Today was such a day of “taking advantage” of opportunities: seeing my sister, going out for a walk on a commercial strip in the afternoon. This made me happy. 😀
😢 What do you think they have in common? Creativity. Man, I miss all of them. They are so different from each other. Three in music, one in technology. I often ask myself: what if they were still alive, what would be their next gift to us? From who do you find inspiration?
