I will never forget that morning, around 5 am, when the bombs fell. It is still all so hard to believe. How can war be a part of modern life. But sadly, it is, and it is not going away. I fear a bigger war is developing. Of course, I pray I am wrong.

Ukraine deserves a better conversation in the world. I have been saying this for over 18 years. I do believe things are changing, but way too slowly.

We are busy with chapter 4 of Kyiv of Mine. It will be a darker story. The theme of this installment is “exhaustion”. This work helps me to say sane. Thank you to anyone reading this who has supported this difficult storytelling journey. Please help to spread the word as wide as you can. Ukraine needs all the love and support it can get.

Ukraine will not give up to its evil neighbour. But yes, there is a lot more pain to come. It is a big tragedy and we will all pay a price for all the double standards we have experienced, especially in the past year, since that bute Trump started his madness again.

“Democracy depends on citizens who participate, not spectators who wait.”

“Kyiv is the place where the destiny of the 21st century is going to be decided. If Kyiv stands then democracy stands. International law means something.”