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Ukraine’s journalists have something to tell you. (Engl Text and Video - half of vid is in Ukrainian/ half of vid is in English #MustWatch ) APPEAL OF UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS TO COLLEAGUES IN THE CIVILIZED AND DEMOCRATIC WORLD We, Ukrainian journalists, address you, our colleagues - journalists of the civilized and democratic world. We are writing to you from a country where mornings begin with checking whether all our family and friends are alive. And our appeal is a desperate attempt to warn and caution you. It might seem to you that the war in Ukraine has stopped or is about to stop. But fatigue from the war in Ukraine is an attempt to turn a blind eye to reality. For the war in Ukraine continues. Genocide and ecocide continue, along with daily Russian shelling, destruction, and the hunting of civilians. Perhaps your viewers or readers are already "bored" with how we are being killed live on air, and perhaps our deaths have ceased to be dramatic enough for you. Some journalists write that striking russian oil refineries is madness and a disgrace! But is killing people with ballistic missiles not a disgrace? And is destroying bridges, schools, and hospitals not madness? It is unacceptable for us to see headlines claiming that, in the 13th year of Russia's aggression against our country and our people, "Ukraine does not want peace." This feels like sophisticated abuse — blaming the victim of aggression because we refuse to be victims and are fighting back. We must all understand: russia, as the aggressor state, practices killing and destruction every day. World leaders are hesitant to publicly admit that a major war is inevitable, and that it is closer than ever. But let us speak openly: this is a civilizational conflict that concerns the United States just as much as it concerns Europe. We are convinced that viewing Ukraine simply as a place where a war is happening that does not concern the rest of the world is dangerous. We desperately want peace, but we do not want an imitation of it. So that this aggression - or any other — never repeats, the aggressor must be punished. Let us admit it: Putin is the Hitler of our time. And we must not repeat the mistakes of history - trying to appease the aggressor is dangerous for the entire world. We urge you not to be silent — for it depends on journalists how brave politicians will be. We urge you to call things by their proper names. Pressuring Ukraine into submission is the murder of thousands of people. And it depends on journalists to prevent politicians from lifting sanctions. It depends on journalists to prevent the aggressor from building up strength and continuing to kill people and destroy countries and the world. Journalists! Do everything in your power to ensure your country does not side with evil. No one has the right to change the world order through force and occupation. We believe in the power of the word, in justice, and in your integrity. May common sense save our shared planet! 💙💛 youtu.be/dBOt9Zyvmwc?t=236