President Zelensky must never give into these demands. And Europe must back him up. Sadly, our country is on the wrong side of history this time.

Arundhati Roy once wrote that in her language there are two words that mean "the people" to separate the citizens from the acts of their government. We on the left have said time and again "not in my name". And I am saying it again now. We not only didn't vote for this, we actively THREW ourselves into preventing it. The world should reject the current government of this country. The shame is real. But it does not attach to the citizens that tried and are still trying to prevent the harm.

If we can't offer actual support, let us be unwavering in our moral support, and give what we can to organizations helping on the ground.