I totally agree and am writing to officials. The US position is heartless and a moral failure. It is not peace but capitulation. I can’t believe my country has come to this
Your country will always be the source of inspiration for everyone in the world who loves democracy, dear Theodore. This government will never be confused with what America represents. Your fundamental values as a nation are beyond Trump's actions. And most important, what people believe is intact(proof of that is the many millions and millions who manifest their support for Ukraine every day in the streets or in the ways they find possible, like on social media.) 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Thank you, Theodore. I too am furious… when I was in uniform as a Chaplain, I never in a million years would have thought that domestic enemies would be the three branches of Government and the GOP…
Viktor, thank you for your kind response and for what you are doing. We cannot be silent. 🇺🇦 🇺🇸
You are very gracious. Thank you for continuing to believe in the promise of the United States and our people. I am at the brink of despair, and your confidence in us is very encouraging.
I hate this so much, Viktor. Thank you for continuing to believe in Americans when we are being represented by such a Piece of Trash. I hope that Europe and other allies can bring you soon to the victory and peace you all deserve. The Despicable One is a nothing and reveals Its worthlessness more with each passing day, while Ukraine and your marvelous leader prove your heroism repeatedly 🇺🇦🌻💕 Slava Ukraini — never back down!
I agree with your point except Donald Trump is working to give ALL of the USA to Putin. No other explanation for his destruction of America makes sense, not even total incompetence.
That's so sad, Anita, this nightmare must end someday, somehow. this man doesn't only deserve the trashcan of history: he deserves the trashcan of the present, if possible in a prison where he will be out of reach of his supporters.
Every single day I imagine Cap'n Bone Spurs being pulled off the back of a pickup truck and beaten to death by the legions of people he's betrayed. The majority red party in the US Congress is still refusing to stand up for our democracy.
Cap'n Bone Spurs has NEVER negotiated in good faith for Ukraine; he's always been on Putin's side and will never change his spots. Ukraine should not give one inch of its land to a thug like Putin. We are not fooled by our tyrant's intentions.
In exchange for the promise of Trump Tower in Moscow being dangled in front of his face. He is so far gone psychologically that that's all that matters to him.
I am sorry and ashamed the "leaders" of our country have so abandoned Ukraine. Rest assured, there are many US citizens who stand behind your great country and also think it's outrageous that Tramp Co. would be so subservient to the criminal Putin and his despotic country of Russia.
Dear Dan, thank you so much for your words, and rest assured (borrowing your words) that Ukrainians know very well the dimension of the support for us among your people, which is what matters in the end because a nation is nothing but the expression of those who live in it.🇺🇦🇺🇸
Dan, I keep writing my Republican senators asking them to defend Democracy, send Ukraine the military aide we promised, quit trying to annex Canada, Greenland and Panama, but most importantly, impeach (then vote to remove) Trump and his entire cabinet of Russian Operatives.
Sweet....sad to say they all seem to be part of the Russian Admiration Society. The Republicans have flipped the script on Allies and Russia. Embarrassing, outrageous, and pathetic. Ukraine needs us. Hell, the world needs us to resume our place. Good people will keep trying to influence the R cowards, but right now it looks grim.
I agree. It seems grim, but then when I read comments from people like you and Dan and so many others on these chats, I become more optimistic and re-energized.
There may be way more of us out there who still believe in Democracy than the regime realizes. We just have to hang tough and stand together.
Nice words Cw. I feel like it may take VietNam level protests to help Ukraine. I know there are more of us than them and we need to find the fix for support for Ukraine pronto.
I’m not sure, but i keep thinking that the number of protesters coming out are larger than Vietnam or Civil Rights marches. There also seems to be a wider age range. (Maybe that’s because people are living longer.😂)
Probably; also there's more people, period. During the 1950s-60s, there was like half the global population we have now.
Mixed blessing... :-/
Speaking of mixed blessings, with global tech the way it is, at least we know about such things, we hear from brave people on the front lines for ourselves (doesn't have to go through the mainstream media any more, thankfully), and we can organize things very, very quickly. :)
Never give up, Viktor and Ukraine! Never give in! :D
Yes!!! Almost all the world recognizes Crimea as part of Ukraine. It's sad that the president of the United States, which used to be an ally, does not.
But we are not (yet) paying the price with human lives like you, in Ukraine I am so sorry that we are not giving you 100% support. Trump has Ukranian blood on his hands and I can never forgive him for this. The European countries can't reach the level of support that the U.S. could give now but they are stepping up to the challenge.
I have already sent letters to my senators and representatives and the goofball president and his administration. My husband calls them everyday. We both stand with Ukraine and always will.
Thank you, dear Marguerite. I believe this is very important, because representatives will need to look at those they represent at some point, and they are not dumb enough to go against the opinion of their voters. Even if they aren’t particularly a friend of Ukraine, they will not oppose Ukraine if people are "mass-united" toward our cause (which is everyone's cause in the end.)) 🇺🇦
Victor, one would think representatives and senators were not dumb enough to go against their voters, however, I live in Texass (second “s” is not a mistake) which is a republican state (it didn’t used to be, it was very Democratic when I first moved here. Then the republicons (emphasis on “con”) took over. It’s not a state I wished I lived in now, but at my age, 76, I don’t want to move back to my home state of New Mexico which is run by Democrats, so I visit my sister for a month or two every year, not enough, but better than nothing. There a many people in Texass that support Ukraine against Putin. Stay safe. I pray for all Ukrainians every day.
I never thought I'd see the day where we abandoned our strongest, longest allies to side with dictators and fascist regimes, but here we are. I am so sorry, Viktor ... please know that more Americans support Ukraine and we hope the forces of good will win out. It is up to all of us to let this administration know anything less than a full Russian ceasefire and pullout of a sovereign nation is unacceptable.
As an American, I was already ashamed and embarrassed by our Criminal President. After reading your post, Viktor, I was even more ashamed and embarrassed. I didn’t think that was possible. As you wrote, being told to give up Crimea truly is like being asked "To amputate a part of ourselves, and say thank you for the bandage.” That line perfectly encapsulates what Ukraine is being asked to do. It is obvious that the Criminal American President is nothing more than Putin’s Pinocchio.
Thank you Norm, sharing something honest with you here, sometimes I feel guilty if I should keep writing about "the criminal" because it embarasses so much so many good people like you who have nothing to do with him and never share a single idea present on his evil mind. But you know, we are not here to please ourselves or to celebrate anything: our mission together, me writing and you reading, is to make a better world for all of us, and to address cruelty to their deserved place in history, which is the incinerator. And that we will only reach if we expose everything we need to do wherever and whatever it is! 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Thank you for your response, Viktor. I wish the President of the United States was not a criminal and a puppet. However, I have no problem calling him those things, because they are true. Perhaps some folks who read my Substack get tired of me calling the President names all the time. But, I cannot accept who he is and what he does. I will not stop writing the truth. I am drawn to your posts because I appreciate truth tellers who write from the heart.🇺🇦🇺🇦
He looks like a character, he acts like a character, but unfortunately he is not only a character from a film or a TV show we watch and vanish as soon as the show is over. Unfortunately. But like a TV show, this must have an end someday. We must be attached to the idea that everything has an end in the end. 🇺🇦
Sometimes he does not even seem real so jerk he is. It's like he is an international contest to find the "jerkest" personality of our times, and risking to dispute the contest related to all times of history (as if we wouldn't be enough of jerks on the history books of world history)🇺🇦
Thank you dear Karen, this is a truth that we must repeat as many times as we need, because there are strong forces that are dedicated to make people forget about that. If a lie repeated 1,000 times becomes a truth, we will repeat the truth 10 000 times even if we risk to be perceived as the boring ones of our time. If Trump is proud to be stupid, we will be proud to be boring, no problems here!!🇺🇦
I agree with you whole heartedly Viktor! There is so much at stake . We as a country should not and I will not tolerate this! It is criminal. I wish we could send the plot of land Trump lives on into the pits of hell where he belongs! America, pressure your representatives, let the boycott and protests continue to grow. We are so much stronger together , our Democracy depends on it and so do our Ukrainian friends!! What kind of world do you want for your children and grandchildren!? This isn’t it!! Rise up and fight back like your life depends on it… because it does!!
Thank you so much for your fire and your heart, dear Sheri. You are right when we recognize there's a moral collapse on the moment we are living. And it affects every one of us, far beyond borders. What you said about fighting like our lives depend on it it’s not just a figure of speech. For us, it’s the daily truth. Knowing that people like you are rising up too and refusing normalize any of this, really gives us strength. More than that, also motivation and inspiration. Democracy isn’t a gift, but a responsibility.. And we’re proving we still know how to carry, here and there. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
I’ve attended every protest Viktor, I sat with a Congressman at Easter Mass and asked him not just to hold the line but to get this monster out of our White House. I just called my 2 Senators and my Congressman and told them Crimea was not a bargaining chip and to grow a spine!! I won’t stop! Everyone in this country needs to rise up! There is power in the people! We managed to tank Musk’s beloved Tesla so they are noticing! Everyone plays a part in protecting our beloved Democracy! Rise up before it’s too late!! We welcome all remorseful Republicans too as friends!! Circle the wagons, we’ve got this!! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 in friendship with the USA 🇺🇸
I totally agree and am writing to officials. The US position is heartless and a moral failure. It is not peace but capitulation. I can’t believe my country has come to this
Your country will always be the source of inspiration for everyone in the world who loves democracy, dear Theodore. This government will never be confused with what America represents. Your fundamental values as a nation are beyond Trump's actions. And most important, what people believe is intact(proof of that is the many millions and millions who manifest their support for Ukraine every day in the streets or in the ways they find possible, like on social media.) 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Thank you, Theodore. I too am furious… when I was in uniform as a Chaplain, I never in a million years would have thought that domestic enemies would be the three branches of Government and the GOP…
Viktor, thank you for your kind response and for what you are doing. We cannot be silent. 🇺🇦 🇺🇸
You are very gracious. Thank you for continuing to believe in the promise of the United States and our people. I am at the brink of despair, and your confidence in us is very encouraging.
We're trying!
I hate this so much, Viktor. Thank you for continuing to believe in Americans when we are being represented by such a Piece of Trash. I hope that Europe and other allies can bring you soon to the victory and peace you all deserve. The Despicable One is a nothing and reveals Its worthlessness more with each passing day, while Ukraine and your marvelous leader prove your heroism repeatedly 🇺🇦🌻💕 Slava Ukraini — never back down!
So well said, Betsy. My heart aches at the atrocities that each new day brings.
I agree with your point except Donald Trump is working to give ALL of the USA to Putin. No other explanation for his destruction of America makes sense, not even total incompetence.
That's so sad, Anita, this nightmare must end someday, somehow. this man doesn't only deserve the trashcan of history: he deserves the trashcan of the present, if possible in a prison where he will be out of reach of his supporters.
Every single day I imagine Cap'n Bone Spurs being pulled off the back of a pickup truck and beaten to death by the legions of people he's betrayed. The majority red party in the US Congress is still refusing to stand up for our democracy.
Cap'n Bone Spurs has NEVER negotiated in good faith for Ukraine; he's always been on Putin's side and will never change his spots. Ukraine should not give one inch of its land to a thug like Putin. We are not fooled by our tyrant's intentions.
Yes BUT I don't want to see any of us who despise his travesties to be reduced to lynching, not even lynching him.
Agreed. It's just a fantasy I have when our dictator's cruelty is too much to take. I just want him and his minions to be held accountable.
In exchange for the promise of Trump Tower in Moscow being dangled in front of his face. He is so far gone psychologically that that's all that matters to him.
There is a special place in Hell for Americans who collaborate with Russia.
I am sorry and ashamed the "leaders" of our country have so abandoned Ukraine. Rest assured, there are many US citizens who stand behind your great country and also think it's outrageous that Tramp Co. would be so subservient to the criminal Putin and his despotic country of Russia.
Stand strong and Slava Ukraini!
Dear Dan, thank you so much for your words, and rest assured (borrowing your words) that Ukrainians know very well the dimension of the support for us among your people, which is what matters in the end because a nation is nothing but the expression of those who live in it.🇺🇦🇺🇸
Dan, I keep writing my Republican senators asking them to defend Democracy, send Ukraine the military aide we promised, quit trying to annex Canada, Greenland and Panama, but most importantly, impeach (then vote to remove) Trump and his entire cabinet of Russian Operatives.
Sweet....sad to say they all seem to be part of the Russian Admiration Society. The Republicans have flipped the script on Allies and Russia. Embarrassing, outrageous, and pathetic. Ukraine needs us. Hell, the world needs us to resume our place. Good people will keep trying to influence the R cowards, but right now it looks grim.
I agree. It seems grim, but then when I read comments from people like you and Dan and so many others on these chats, I become more optimistic and re-energized.
There may be way more of us out there who still believe in Democracy than the regime realizes. We just have to hang tough and stand together.
Nice words Cw. I feel like it may take VietNam level protests to help Ukraine. I know there are more of us than them and we need to find the fix for support for Ukraine pronto.
I’m not sure, but i keep thinking that the number of protesters coming out are larger than Vietnam or Civil Rights marches. There also seems to be a wider age range. (Maybe that’s because people are living longer.😂)
Probably; also there's more people, period. During the 1950s-60s, there was like half the global population we have now.
Mixed blessing... :-/
Speaking of mixed blessings, with global tech the way it is, at least we know about such things, we hear from brave people on the front lines for ourselves (doesn't have to go through the mainstream media any more, thankfully), and we can organize things very, very quickly. :)
Never give up, Viktor and Ukraine! Never give in! :D
Thank you! That matters!
Yes it is your homeland. Russia has no right to steal it from you.
Absolutely no right. And they will never get it. For that to happen, they will need to kill every single Ukrainian of this land. 🇺🇦
May it never never come to that. Or anything close to that.
Yes!!! Almost all the world recognizes Crimea as part of Ukraine. It's sad that the president of the United States, which used to be an ally, does not.
Never give up. More Americans are waking up every day.
Thank you Donna, giving up, never ever. Our battle is the same, here and there. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
You are so correct, Mr. Kravchuk. Americans who love democracy and Ukrainians are fighting the exact same enemy.
But we are not (yet) paying the price with human lives like you, in Ukraine I am so sorry that we are not giving you 100% support. Trump has Ukranian blood on his hands and I can never forgive him for this. The European countries can't reach the level of support that the U.S. could give now but they are stepping up to the challenge.
Trump doesn't speak for the majority. Not even close
Thank you dear friend. I pray every night for that. 🇺🇦
And the majority grows bigger and stronger every day as trump loses support because of his despicable actions!
I have already sent letters to my senators and representatives and the goofball president and his administration. My husband calls them everyday. We both stand with Ukraine and always will.
Thank you, dear Marguerite. I believe this is very important, because representatives will need to look at those they represent at some point, and they are not dumb enough to go against the opinion of their voters. Even if they aren’t particularly a friend of Ukraine, they will not oppose Ukraine if people are "mass-united" toward our cause (which is everyone's cause in the end.)) 🇺🇦
Victor, one would think representatives and senators were not dumb enough to go against their voters, however, I live in Texass (second “s” is not a mistake) which is a republican state (it didn’t used to be, it was very Democratic when I first moved here. Then the republicons (emphasis on “con”) took over. It’s not a state I wished I lived in now, but at my age, 76, I don’t want to move back to my home state of New Mexico which is run by Democrats, so I visit my sister for a month or two every year, not enough, but better than nothing. There a many people in Texass that support Ukraine against Putin. Stay safe. I pray for all Ukrainians every day.
I never thought I'd see the day where we abandoned our strongest, longest allies to side with dictators and fascist regimes, but here we are. I am so sorry, Viktor ... please know that more Americans support Ukraine and we hope the forces of good will win out. It is up to all of us to let this administration know anything less than a full Russian ceasefire and pullout of a sovereign nation is unacceptable.
As an American, I was already ashamed and embarrassed by our Criminal President. After reading your post, Viktor, I was even more ashamed and embarrassed. I didn’t think that was possible. As you wrote, being told to give up Crimea truly is like being asked "To amputate a part of ourselves, and say thank you for the bandage.” That line perfectly encapsulates what Ukraine is being asked to do. It is obvious that the Criminal American President is nothing more than Putin’s Pinocchio.
Thank you Norm, sharing something honest with you here, sometimes I feel guilty if I should keep writing about "the criminal" because it embarasses so much so many good people like you who have nothing to do with him and never share a single idea present on his evil mind. But you know, we are not here to please ourselves or to celebrate anything: our mission together, me writing and you reading, is to make a better world for all of us, and to address cruelty to their deserved place in history, which is the incinerator. And that we will only reach if we expose everything we need to do wherever and whatever it is! 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Thank you for your response, Viktor. I wish the President of the United States was not a criminal and a puppet. However, I have no problem calling him those things, because they are true. Perhaps some folks who read my Substack get tired of me calling the President names all the time. But, I cannot accept who he is and what he does. I will not stop writing the truth. I am drawn to your posts because I appreciate truth tellers who write from the heart.🇺🇦🇺🇦
Trump is obscene and a truly horrible person. He cares about nothing and nobody but himself.
He looks like a character, he acts like a character, but unfortunately he is not only a character from a film or a TV show we watch and vanish as soon as the show is over. Unfortunately. But like a TV show, this must have an end someday. We must be attached to the idea that everything has an end in the end. 🇺🇦
And we have to work for a good end. Viktor, you help us do that.
He's such a jerk. I'm so glad Ukraine has too much sense to listen to him!
Sometimes he does not even seem real so jerk he is. It's like he is an international contest to find the "jerkest" personality of our times, and risking to dispute the contest related to all times of history (as if we wouldn't be enough of jerks on the history books of world history)🇺🇦
We must never forget it was Putin who attacked Ukraine and he should never be rewarded for that.
Thank you dear Karen, this is a truth that we must repeat as many times as we need, because there are strong forces that are dedicated to make people forget about that. If a lie repeated 1,000 times becomes a truth, we will repeat the truth 10 000 times even if we risk to be perceived as the boring ones of our time. If Trump is proud to be stupid, we will be proud to be boring, no problems here!!🇺🇦
I agree with you whole heartedly Viktor! There is so much at stake . We as a country should not and I will not tolerate this! It is criminal. I wish we could send the plot of land Trump lives on into the pits of hell where he belongs! America, pressure your representatives, let the boycott and protests continue to grow. We are so much stronger together , our Democracy depends on it and so do our Ukrainian friends!! What kind of world do you want for your children and grandchildren!? This isn’t it!! Rise up and fight back like your life depends on it… because it does!!
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Thank you so much for your fire and your heart, dear Sheri. You are right when we recognize there's a moral collapse on the moment we are living. And it affects every one of us, far beyond borders. What you said about fighting like our lives depend on it it’s not just a figure of speech. For us, it’s the daily truth. Knowing that people like you are rising up too and refusing normalize any of this, really gives us strength. More than that, also motivation and inspiration. Democracy isn’t a gift, but a responsibility.. And we’re proving we still know how to carry, here and there. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
I’ve attended every protest Viktor, I sat with a Congressman at Easter Mass and asked him not just to hold the line but to get this monster out of our White House. I just called my 2 Senators and my Congressman and told them Crimea was not a bargaining chip and to grow a spine!! I won’t stop! Everyone in this country needs to rise up! There is power in the people! We managed to tank Musk’s beloved Tesla so they are noticing! Everyone plays a part in protecting our beloved Democracy! Rise up before it’s too late!! We welcome all remorseful Republicans too as friends!! Circle the wagons, we’ve got this!! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 in friendship with the USA 🇺🇸
I admire your courage. Trump and Putin are just bullies. You have a lot of support in Australia too.
Thank you, Viktor. Your words always touch my heart. I wish none of this was happening. We are with you......