Unrelenting Russian aggression against Ukraine, now in its sixth month since invasion on February 24, can elicit fatigue, confusion, and distancing, even among those ardently committed to supporting Ukraine. Certainly, the world keeps turning (barring Russia’s insane threats of nuclear attacks), and other tragedies and vitally important issues must also be responded to — every human life and every violation of human rights or freedoms requires our passionate reaction.
Yet the Russian war against Ukraine must remain as one of our key commitments, not only because the Russian aggressors continue to murder civilians, including children, daily and destroy Ukrainian lands, social/cultural treasures, and animals/nature, but they flaunt their disregard for all international human rights inciting all other aggressors to act without consequences. Days ago, the U.S. has assigned the Russian Federation as a country that commits terroristic acts, and numerous countries around the world have formally acknowledge the brutal extermination of Ukrainians as a genocide. This war is both about Ukraine as well as about our commitments as humanity to justice and unity.
Many of us have donated, marched, “bought up” Ukrainian vacation rentals, signed petitions, or showed other forms of solidarity against this war. From those of us from Ukraine, enormous gratitude!