I am so often frustrated by the multiplicity of outright lies and ignorance being posted as thoughtful articles on Medium. There are a number of people though who actually have been to Ukraine or Russia, and know the country and their people swell. There are many like yourself who have been there more recently. Those are the ones I pay attention to to learn the truth. Thank you for adding to the narrative. It was an interesting article. I couldn’t agree more with your description of the events