May 2022
The destructive and criminal war by Vladimir Putin - the 21st century “Tsar of Russia” - against Ukraine has shocked us all, despite the warnings our intelligence services gave us. The destruction, the cruelty, and the barbarity in the middle of Europe has left us incredulous, almost disbelieving what our news media are revealing. To respond with grievous anger and rage at such a war - and our helplessness to stop it - is only too understandable, though worse, and far longer, human atrocities, in which we are also entangled, are going on in many other parts of the world. It’s perhaps because Ukrainian families are so similar to ourselves that we are so affected.