The grit of your people

In your actions on the world stage,
we see the same fortitude,
an ability to stay focused, determined,
to prevail in the face of horror
repeating each day, in your towns,
in your homeland, in the grind,
the battle to save your nation…
 
Your ability to rise above the carnage,
the terror, the chaos, all of this is
so emblematic of the resolve,
the bravery, the courage the grit,
of all of the people of Ukraine
we have seen for all these years
of Russian terror and genocide…
 
The world, the West must change,
in this moment, the existential threat,
we must rise to the challenge,
that you all have faced, resolute;
From the grit of your people,
we can see a hopeful future,
you will achieve victory and
a just peace will rise…
 
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July 8, 2024
The grit of your people
 
July 8, 2024
Speech of Ukrainian tennis player
Elina Monfils (@ElinaSvitolina)
https://x.com/U24_gov_ua/status/1810346843143876804
on her victory at Wimbledon,
overcoming the pain of the attack on
Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv
&
July 8, 2024
Words of Sergiy Kyslytsya,
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Nations,
https://x.com/SergiyKyslytsya/status/1810379672225546408
on the ignominy of Russia being the President
of the UN Security Council tomorrow
on the day the Security Council addresses the attack on
Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv
&
Edited July 2, 2024
This madness must end – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/this-madness-must-end-v2.html
Edited June 29, 2024
Listen to the cries of these people – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/listen-to-cries-of-these-people-v2.html
Edited June 29, 2024
Listen to the power of these words – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/listen-to-power-of-these-words-v2.html
Edited June 29, 2024
A just peace must rise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-just-peace-must-rise-v2.html
Edited June 28, 2024
May the carnage end – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2024
Making 1945 Happen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/making-1945-happen-v2.html
Merged June 24, 2024
Extending 1938 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/extending-1938-v2.html
 
 
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