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Peace & safety to my friends, family and to our beautiful land 🙏🏼⁣ words and video by @elona “I am deeply saddened and disappointed - as I know many of my Ukrainian and Russian friends are - by the aggression against Ukraine’s sovereignty and integrity. To be clear, the aggression is not by Russia … but by the people (or person) in power. ⁣ ⁣ Our history goes back a thousand years, and Russian civilization more or less began in what is today’s Ukraine.⁣ ⁣ Ukraine became an independent state in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Since then, it’s been caught in a tug of war between Russia and the West. ⁣ ⁣ Yes, there are many people who associate closely with Russia (generally in the East and South) - but there are even more people who do not. ⁣ ⁣ Putin openly doesn’t believe Ukraine is a legitimate country. For him, Ukraine is a part of a greater Russian empire that is his destiny to resurrect. So much so that Russia literally came to parts of Ukraine and offered Ukrainian citizens Russian passports and acknowledged them independent. ⁣ ⁣ So what do we do? Hand off the areas of Ukraine where people want closer ties with Russia? ⁣ ⁣ I am no military expert, but I am quite confident that the saying “Give Them an Inch and They Take a Mile” fits well here. Furthermore, we’ve already seen this happen over and over again in conflicts that Russia always won. ⁣ ⁣ I hope there comes a day without war hovering over my motherland … because it is so well worth the visit. What do you know about Ukraine?” #ukrainetoday #bestview #perfectview #amazingview #travelbloggerlife #travelblogger #ukraineinsta #СлаваУкраїні

February 26, 2022