| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:What about Ukraine | |
| Posted by: | Felicity Caborn | |
| Date/Time: | 22/12/23 14:30:00 |
| Anna, rather than getting your views from the Twitter accounts of people who have never visited Ukraine, why not speak to some natives of that country. You may not trust what no doubt you call the 'mainstream media' but I know personally a number of people who have reported from Ukraine and can assure you that what you hear on TV channels and in our newspapers is broadly accurate. If doing so is something you can't face then groups of Ukrainian women who are taking refugee in this area regularly meet up at a number of venues across west London. Their meetings are often open to all and they are happy to discuss their country with visitors. By talking to them you will get a much better insight into the situation including the range of views that Ukrainian holds. Some love Zelensky, some support him conditionally, some are optimistic, some are profoundly gloomy. However, on thing that they all seem to be agreed on is that there are only three possible outcomes, Ukrainian victory, Russian victory or a 'forever war' in which the conflict lingers on for generations. I have never met one person from Ukraine who believes that a peace treaty with Putin would be viable because they all recognise he would not be bound by its terms and would use it to rebuild his military for a better planned attack at a later date. You may be celebrating as western support for the country appears to dwindle but if you believe that is a road to the end of the conflict you are very wrong. |