Russia
has agreed to talks with Zalensky and according to MSNBC reporting
Ukraine is entering into these talks from a position of strength!!! I
hope that is correct. I do not want to wax euphoric .... YET.
Democracy
and Ukraine it seems, so far, are winning this war. Russia
underestimated the strength of Ukraine. If Russia were
winning they would never enter into talks. Could the good guys be
victorious? I surely HOPE SO as do the many democratic states in
Europe. This is the most positive I have been
since the invasion of Russian aggressors almost a month ago when I knew
the Ukrainians would launch a patriotic defense of their land but could
Russian numbers in the end prevail.
Keep praying for Ukraine or do what you do by asking a higher power to overcome the imbalanced strength of the Russian Goliath.
As
a side note. Thoughts about the Ukrainian people. My grandparents
emigrated from Ukraine from the towns of Shepatovka and Sluvuta (at the
turn of the 20th century) to overcome Russian pogroms (organized
attacks) and the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews. What a smart move!
Had they stayed they probably would have ended up in Babi Yar, a pit
where they tossed dead Jews. Over 33,000 Jews were killed and tossed
there in over a week's time. I never knew my grandfather but I can only
kvell (Yiddish for beam with pride) at the foresight he had to get on a
boat to America, to him, a strange land. I was told he was fiercely
patriotic and loved this country. His progeny reflected the success for
which he had hoped. It and other branches spawned doctors,
businessmen and women, teachers, a diplomat at the presidential level
and many college graduates. Oh yes, by the way, Zelensky, the president
of Ukraine, is Jewish. So much for the Russian fake news that Ukraine
was invaded by Nazis and that the Russians are engaged in a defensive
war against them. That falls into the category of Russian bulls&^%.
The moral of that story is trust NOTHING Putin says and pray for the good democratic people of Ukraine to prevail!!
