Is the Wind Slowly Turning?

💪🏻 Stalled or retreating troops. Low morale. Decreasing attacks. High casualties and losts. Retaken cities by Ukrainian troops. Odessa and Kyiv free with minimal damages. I’m not a military expert or a military pundit, but these signs point to a turning point. Let me hope for even brighter days ahead. 🙏🏻✌🏻 #ukraine #war

Feeling More Optimistic

😀 After reading the news this morning on the situation of the war in Ukraine, I feel more upbeat than usual. It appears that Russian advances in recent days and hours are very limited, except in the sky, but they don’t have sky supremacy, yet. Far from it. Ukrainians are simply incredible at fencing one of the most powerful (well, that’s what we thought) armies in the world. 🇺🇦 It will take ages to recover from this mess, but meanwhile, I’ll take any ray of light in a heartbeat.

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Discussing War Matters

🇺🇦🍽 I had this dinner yesterday night with some friends. The war in Ukraine subject came up. In fact, I brought it up, on purpose. As you might expect, I was adamant about our lack of support to the Ukrainian people. My point is that we must do much more even if we have to pay a price. I was emotional about it. Sure it made my friends feel uneasy. I cannot envision a discussion about Ukraine without being passionate and emotional.

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Russia Isn't That Super Power

🤔 I’m not a military expert, far from it, but as we go further into this insane and highly criminal war, facts show there is something wrong with the Russian army. Highly exposed and long columns of standing still vehicles, attacking on way too many fronts at once, losing so many soldiers in such a short time frame, are good examples that show how amateurish the Russian army is. Russia isn’t a superpower, both military and economically.

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Negociating

🇺🇦 While current negotiations between Russian criminals and Ukraine leaders are taking place, I sincerely hope that if ever a deal is signed between the two, the west will be the next to convince and deal with and the one who sets the conditions to undo, even in small steps, the pressure on Russia. They have to pay the price for decades to come. I’m so angry at them. Does it show?

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Back to Telegram

📧 I decided to return to Telegram to get the news about the war in Ukraine. It’s fast. Simple. I subscribe to a few groups. We do see things in there that is not available on other news feed. I prefer Telegram to Twitter for that type of stuff. Some content is shocking for sure. But was is. Call me a masochist. 😞 #ukraine #war #news

Putin = Hitler

😡 Let’s face it. Vladimir Putin has no morale. He’s a criminal. His only goal in life is war. He doesn’t care about his people. He only cares about himself. He wants to make Russia “great again” but not for his people, for himself. After Ukraine, he will look around and select his next target. And invade. Eventually, he will make a mistake. Either he will pay for it, or we will all pay for it.

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Diverting My Attention to Survive

🗓️ The title may be a bit “clickbait-ish”, but it is what it is. Again, my creativity (writing, musing, photography) is taking me off the compulsive consumption of news about the war in Ukraine. In a way, my creativity is helping me survive and stay sane. How do you stay sane? #musing #ukraine #war Discuss…

Path to the WWIII

‼️ 🇷🇺 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.

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Duties of Russians Living Abroad

➡️ 🇷🇺 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.

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Morning Routines in War Time

🇺🇦 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.

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The Real Nature of Putin as an Army Leader

🇺🇦 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 of Putin. We didn’t need this proof, but here you go. #ukraine #war

The Apparent Weakness of Democracy

🇺🇦 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. ☮️ #democracy #ukraine Discuss…

NATO's Response is Too Weak

🇺🇦 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.

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Ukraine — Some of My News Sources

🗞️ 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.

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Media Consumption Frenzy

🇺🇦 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. 😨 #ukraine #media

Marks Left From Two Years of COVID-19

⌛ 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 strict sanitary rules 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.

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All My Idols are Dead

😢 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? #musings #creativity Discuss…

The Online Streaming of War

📺 With current events happening in Ukraine, with the help of smartphones and the internet, dramatic events like these are streaming with a constant flow. My attention is diverted like a plane from its programmed destination. It’s really hard to stay focused on my writing projects. I have so many. 🇺🇦

And Suddenly, No More COVID

🦠 It is fascinating to see all media switch from one crisis to another, on a dime. A few days ago, COVID took the majority of air time. Now, no more, it’s the crisis in Ukraine. It’s as if COVID had vanished from the surface of the earth, just like that. Just a simple observation. 🇺🇦