The big difference here is they (Ukrainians) are fighting for us and our freedoms, i make no excuses for how this conflict has focused many minds and others haven’t.
Its so intertwined with our own politics, daily lives and that of out neighbours.
(maybe that’s just my take, my partner is Polish and remembers martial law and tanks in the streets, they (Poles) are acutely aware of how the russians operate)
i was commenting on the images coming out of Marioupol/Bucha etc compared to Aleppo and the reaction from westerners.
one is somewhere most would have difficulty finding on a map, the other is closer to home.
The big difference here is they (Ukrainians) are fighting for us and our freedoms, i make no excuses for how this conflict has focused many minds and others haven’t.
Its so intertwined with our own politics, daily lives and that of out neighbours.
(maybe that’s just my take, my partner is Polish and remembers martial law and tanks in the streets, they (Poles) are acutely aware of how the russians operate)