We want peace
That Russian soldiers control and threaten the population in the occupied territories of Ukraine is bad, but in a war, we expect bad things. The people who live every day with the risk of being arrested, tortured, shot, raped, or abducted are terrified. Those who flee risk in feeling the very things they are fleeing from. Such traumas will accompany them throughout their lives. I have read many books about the fates of people during the Second World War. Some of it I could hardly bear, but it was about experiences that happened a long time ago. Surely such things cannot happen today? Here in Europe? We have learned that violence and wars do not solve problems, but create new ones. And then came February 24, 2022, and proved the opposite. Since then, everything is revolving around the war in Ukraine and the senseless and brutal destruction of human lives and infrastructure. Because we have lived in peace in Europe for more than 75 years, we have banned thoughts of war. We have clo