When i was young, i've heard about Ukraine here and there. Some jokes, some stories, maybe something from TV about revolutions there. In 2014, when Euromaidan (Revolution of Dignity) happened, by first impression i fully supported it. After that, Russia, my country, decided to capture Crimea and started war at Donbass. My close ukrainian friend (he was not so close in 2014), when i've asked him "what's up" said: "When you'll get your tanks away i will be ok". It hurted me and for some reason i've changed my position about Euromaidan. I've started to support Russia and was supported it for few months. Until I’ve started to dig in situation, research history and political situation deeper. When russians say today "it's my country i support it whatever my president do" i even can understand their feeling a little. If we don't talk about massive war actions with dying people in thousands.
They ask "Where you've been for 8 years?"
I can answer. These 8 years I read books, became better, immersed myself in knowledge about politics and history. I formed my views.
I've fallen in love with ukrainian culture and people, with this cities and landscapes, with their music and language.
I was in a relationship (6 years!) with a Ukrainian woman whom I married in 2021, almost all my close friends are from Ukraine. I moved there my studio, my life, even my clothes. We had a place where we lived.
When Russia started this war i was in Russia, i was not in bed so i've started to call my wife and my friends, in order to say "Putin started war. Wake up!"
I will never forgive it. I will never forgive Putin, his government and it's supporters for what they've done to Ukraine, to ukrainian people, to my beloved cities, to my family, to my friends.
Kai Engel
We don't have right to decide for them.
When i was young, i've heard about Ukraine here and there. Some jokes, some stories, maybe something from TV about revolutions there. In 2014, when Euromaidan (Revolution of Dignity) happened, by first impression i fully supported it. After that, Russia, my country, decided to capture Crimea and started war at Donbass. My close ukrainian friend (he was not so close in 2014), when i've asked him "what's up" said: "When you'll get your tanks away i will be ok". It hurted me and for some reason i've changed my position about Euromaidan. I've started to support Russia and was supported it for few months. Until I’ve started to dig in situation, research history and political situation deeper.
When russians say today "it's my country i support it whatever my president do" i even can understand their feeling a little. If we don't talk about massive war actions with dying people in thousands.
They ask "Where you've been for 8 years?"
I can answer.
These 8 years I read books, became better, immersed myself in knowledge about politics and history. I formed my views.
I've fallen in love with ukrainian culture and people, with this cities and landscapes, with their music and language.
I was in a relationship (6 years!) with a Ukrainian woman whom I married in 2021, almost all my close friends are from Ukraine. I moved there my studio, my life, even my clothes. We had a place where we lived.
When Russia started this war i was in Russia, i was not in bed so i've started to call my wife and my friends, in order to say "Putin started war. Wake up!"
I will never forgive it. I will never forgive Putin, his government and it's supporters for what they've done to Ukraine, to ukrainian people, to my beloved cities, to my family, to my friends.
to me.
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