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Ukraine are still at War

Ukraine are Still at War.

 

You might have heard about this before.

Ukraine and Russia are still at war.

They appear to have become the background news.

A nation still being persecuted and abused.

 

Invaded by their neighbour without provocation.

Inflicting untold horrors on an innocent nation.

Initially the world rallied and showed they cared.

To defend this innocent nation Europe and USA prepared.

 

Offering aid and military equipment to repel the invasion.

Collectively condemning and sanctioning the Russian nation.

If Putin gets his own way, we all understand the implications.

So admittedly part of what the world did was self-preservation.

 

We stood by Ukraine side and showed them where help can be found.

To face and bring down the bully in the playground.

Yet now all that aid and support goes to Israel.

Leaving Ukraine’s courageous resistance looking even more likely to fail.

 

At the click of a finger Israel gets and does whatever it wants.

Never having to face up to any consequence.

Why Ukraine is left on its own to abide by the rules of war.

Desperately trying to stop Ukraine becoming what it was before.

 

Now we stand and watch Korean troops join the attack.

How the hell has the world allowed this to come to that.

Ukraine is bravely continuing to fight for his life.

But it needs help to have any chance to survive.

 

Let's get the invasion of Ukraine back in the news.

To ensure this is a war they do not lose.

Once again rally full support for a nation of pride.

And get the world to truly stand by their side.

 

Tobani October (2024).

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TobaniNataiella

Sun 3rd Nov 2024 17:35

Thank you Tim for the Like.

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TobaniNataiella

Sun 3rd Nov 2024 02:26

Thank you Stephen and Tom for the lovely comments.

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Tom Doolan

Fri 1st Nov 2024 09:18

Well highlighted Tobani. I lived and worked in Russia for 4 years(1990-1994). My colleague (who ironically was from Ukraine) told me that Russians see the West as weak. We ignore this at our peril. Sooner or later we will have to go into battle.

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Stephen Gospage

Fri 1st Nov 2024 09:01

Thank you for this well-written and important poem, Tobani. There's no doubt that Ukraine has dropped down the news agenda (although some worthy news outlets, such as CNN and France 24, continue to cover it well), while Putin still remains a major threat and 'fatigue' and the prospect of a Trump presidency (help!) could mean that vital support is taken away.
We must support Ukraine in its fight against Tyranny. Thanks for this.

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