we have heard your truth – v2

We have read your words, your cries,
We have watched your videos of destruction,
terror you have seen with soulful eyes…
We have heard your truth, your calling,
The warnings you have spoken
over your land, over this earth…
 
Western allies aid your army, yet fear escalation,
merely weakening the enemy, not victory,
costs ever greater, widening pain…
Politicians make you pawns, in the middle;
but in the crucible of war, this moment
God has heard your fervent cries…
 
God has made you each heroes,
warriors and martyrs, united,
saving your people, this land…
Despite the other facts, labels,
the cause remains the same…
You each stand in the gap…
 
Your voices must be heard
an ever-widening circle of truth,
as you defend your people…
Democracy, all of Europe, the West,
stand on your shoulders, your backs…
We are forever in your debt…
 
Corruption must be ended,
influence of Russia defeated…
Evil must be rooted out
for the sake of your future,
our hope, our resolve,
with you, for your noble land…
 
True peace will only come, finally,
Russia defeated, vanquished,
When we come up beside you
When we honor your bravery,
When we honor your commitment,
When we see your sacred worth…
 
You each have remained faithful,
to your nation, to your people
Living interrupted lives, in stasis…
We have failed you again and again;
but the battle still rages, relentless,
We must stand with you now…
 
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edited July 25, 2025
we have heard your truth – v2
written after talking with some defenders and reading posts on IG and Twitter by defenders and influencers and members of parliament after the protests about changes in Ukrainian law about the independence of anti-corruption organizations.
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Quote from a defender today, after I commented on some of her IG posts after the protests started,
“We are like slaves working for the government”.
I responded, “I saw that thread within your posts... The West has made you proxies and the politicians have made you pawns... God has made you heroes, saving your people notwithstanding the other facts...”
She responded, “I'm trying to speak my mind out here”.
I closed that thread with, “I am really glad. You should. You have standing to speak.”
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Edited July 15, 2025
Delay is Murder – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/delay-is-murder-v2.html
President Trump’s announced delay on implementing Sanctions on Russia
Edited July 12, 2025
May aid finally come – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/may-aid-finally-come-v2.html
Twitter post by @yes_ukraine, July 11, 2025
https://x.com/yes_ukraine/status/1943694534304489629
quote of Maksym Furyk, Veteran of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, at URC
Edited July 12, 2025
Unrelenting Terror – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/unrelenting-terror-v2.html
and Twitter post by @yes_ukraine July 11, 2025
https://x.com/yes_ukraine/status/1943644762117931019
quote of Khrystyna Boychuk, Officer, National Guard of Ukraine at URC
 
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