Oleksandra Matviichuk

This is truly a historic moment. President Trump has indefinitely suspended sanctions against Russia that would have been required in the Graham law. He went against the last request of Lindsey Graham, whom he called his friend. And he handed Putin the opportunity to finance the war against Ukrainians, who are fighting for their freedom.

Trump calls this a "national interest." But diesel prices went up because of his war against Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. So waiving sanctions on Russia does not solve that problem. Instead, it creates another one.

Putin cannot win on the battlefield, so he attacks civilians. Russian missiles and drones are destroying homes, hospitals, schools, and churches. According to the UN, just two weeks of October have been among the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine in recent years.

Forty percent of Russia's budget goes to the war. After Trump's latest decisions, Russia will make record profits. The formula is simple: "Money turns into missiles. Missiles turn into civilian deaths."

Trump is not stopping Russia's war against Ukraine. Trump is helping Putin win it.

As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, I want to address the people of America, regardless of their political views.

Do you really believe that the killing of millions of people and the loss of Ukraine's independence are in your national interest?

If not, what will you do to stop America from financing the genocide that Putin is waging against Ukrainians with Trump's support?

#StandWithUkraine

Z głębokim bólem przyjęłam wstrząsającą wiadomość o dzisiejszej tragedii na Rynku Głównym w Krakowie.

Myślami i modlitwą jestem z rodzinami ofiar oraz z rannymi. Bliskim życzę siły, a poszkodowanym – szybkiego powrotu do zdrowia, szczególnie dzielnym policjantom, którzy, narażając własne życie, zatrzymali sprawcę.

Kraków nieraz podnosił się po najcięższych próbach. Podniesie się i teraz, a przyjaciele Polski będą przy nim.

Jesteśmy z Krakowem i całą Polską 🇵🇱 🇺🇦

«Today, the Russians destroyed a kindergarten in Kyiv's Solomianskyi district and damaged residential buildings.

The “desire for peace" was so great that it left huge craters. During the day, the children's parents and the kindergarten staff were cleaning up the building after the Russian attack. Through tears, they say it was one of the best kindergartens.

Children's toys lie strewn across the destroyed building and the street, mixed with shattered glass, concrete, and the remnants of the "peace deal" that flew in from the north.»

Impressions and photos by Serhii Nuzhnenko, taken after the overnight Russian attack.

What our life in Kyiv looks like

This young, beautiful woman is Oleksandra Kazarovytska (Kolesnykova). She died in Sevastopol. Oleksandra lived with her family in Kharkiv; her parents lived in occupied Crimea. 

In Kharkiv, Oleksandra, together with two other teachers, founded an English school. She was kind and talented. The children loved her. 

This summer she went to Sevastopol to help her parents sell their apartment and move out of occupied Crimea. 

There, the Russians detained her. They found correspondence on her phone with a volunteer at the beginning of the full-scale invasion. 

For three months, Oleksandra was kept in solitary confinement. Later, her family was informed of her alleged “suicide.” 

Oleksandra left behind her daughter Alice, her husband, and two children from her husband’s first marriage. 

Suicide in a Russian pre-trial detention center. 

We know very well what this is. 

Murderers. Simply murderers.

Photo from Victoria Halimon’s page