Ukrainian President, Volodymyr #Zelenskyy , gives an incredibly powerful New Years address to his people accompanied by equally powerful images from the war. Well worth the 17 minutes to watch all of it. My deepest respect to him and his people - and to his speech writers. He never ceases to amaze me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANaVkRxDPCI
I found this part particularly moving, as he thanks his people, starting @7:28 minutes:
“Everyone is important in war. Who holds a weapon, the steering wheel of a car, the helm of a ship or plane, a scalpel, or a pointer. Everyone who is behind a laptop, who drives a combine harvester, a train. Who is at a roadblock and a power plant. Journalists and diplomats, utility workers and rescuers. All. Who is working. Studying at a university or school. And even those who are just learning to walk. All this is for their sake. Our children. Our people. Our country. There are no small matters in a Great War. There are no unnecessary ones. Each one of us is a fighter. Each one of us is a front. Each of us is he basis of the defense. We fight as one team - the whole country, all our regions. I admire you all….”
For anyone who prefers to read #Zelenskyy 's New Years address, here's the full text in English.
https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/novorichne-privitannya-prezidenta-ukrayini-volodimira-zelens-80197