Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦

Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦

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#blackoutnotes [Ukraine]
600,000 people have already left Kyiv. Today we got a message from a friend - cold, realism and resilience. "Our foes will stop at nothing to inflict…
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[RANT] When Dumb rules the world
For a teacher and a journalist like myself, it is impossible to stay quiet when dumb takes over the world. I apologize. Tomorrow I will be back to my…
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The Village Where No One Suffers
This week, the Ukrainian playwright Polina Polozhentseva writes about her upcoming play - which includes witches, war and scrambled eggs and a clash…
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Putin is trying to bomb and freeze democracy out of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion had zero to do with fighting neo-Nazis. Putin's war is all to do with keeping his corrupt power in Russia. Invading didn't work. Now…
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NEW YEAR'S QUIZ: Trump, Putin, Zelensky - who will (not) survive 2026?
Our readers are a pretty knowledgeable bunch, so I thought that I would ask YOU GUYS for your predictions for 2026.
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Let's talk about Ukrainian Christmas!
For her Yuletide column, Nataliia Bushkovska writes about the Christmas she did not have in her childhood - the traditions, décor and food which are now…
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Message from Ukraine: “I am tired!”
While we celebrate Christmas, the Ukrainians are in bomb shelters, without heating or light, hoping not to get the worst news about their loved ones at…
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'Without electricity, but without you as well'
For her column this week, Nataliia Bushkovska reports about how ordinary Ukrainians cope with the constant Russian attacks on their energy…
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BLITZ INTERVIEW: Using art to promote Ukraine - Victoria Ivankova, Ukrainian art curator in Spain
A refugee from Luhansk, Victoria works on demonstrating that Ukraine is an integral part of European art and culture. With quite a lot of success.
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Russia's 'Human Safari' in Ukraine
Interview with Zarina Zabrisky - the maker of the documentary 'Human Safari' and the driver behind the demonstrations against Russian war crimes…
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[old man rant] Have we forgotten what ‘NORMAL’ is?
A boy's burned face makes me ask myself - and you - have we become immune to Russia's sadistic, uncivilized behavior? To Trump's lack of morals? The…
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BLITZ INTERVIEW: Obsessed with helping school kids in Ukraine - Diane Howarth, Australian Ukraine activist
A former teacher, Diane - whose own father was a Ukrainian soldier in WWII ending up in the UK - spends her considerable energy on fundraising for…
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Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦
Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦
Between them, Michael Andersen and Brian Bonner have covered Ukraine for 50+ years. This blog is pro-Ukrainian, telling the truth about places, people and the West's role. Neither the war nor Ukraine's other challenges started in February 2022.
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