I’ve spent 13 years of my life in Ukraine. My Ukrainian friends are asking me how this happened. I don’t have many good answers.

My daughter and I left Ukraine on Valentine’s Day, 2022, ten days before the full-scale invasion, and a day after her 4th birthday.

When she found out that Trump had won, she started crying. “What about Ukraine? Trump is going to give Ukraine to Putin.” I tried my best to reassure her.

Here are two images to capture the mood. If you look at the name of the beer…well, IYKYK (that’s a very naughty word used to describe Putin).