10 Shocking Things I’ve Learned in Ukraine
(That No One Wants to Say)
10 Things I’ve Learned Reporting From Ukraine (That No One Wants to Say)
➡️ Azov isn’t Nazi.
➡️ Ukrainians try harder for peace than anyone.
➡️ The White House is in the dark — and Kyiv doesn’t know it; and more!
Let’s take a look! Strong responses welcome!
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10 Things I’ve Learned Reporting From Ukraine (That No One Wants to Say)
1. The places closest to Russia in Ukraine are the most defiantly Ukrainian.
Kharkiv, 30 miles from Russia, where people once spoke Russian every day, is where you will find the strongest daily resistance to Russian tyranny.
2. Burisma is Russian, not Ukrainian.
The energy firm that hired Hunter Biden was led by an ex-member of Yanukovych’s Moscow-aligned government. The fact that Americans on BOTH the left and right still call it “Ukrainian corruption” makes the Kremlin happy.
3. Ukrainians were so tolerant of Russians, they elected a comedian who became famous through Russian-language TV shows.
They voted for peace and tolerance — again and again. Russia answered with bombs. Ukrainians now know: Appeasement of evil leads to tyranny and death.
4. Ukrainians have a better instinct for freedom and democracy than most Americans.
They face bullets and bombs for freedom’s sake: Nothing will scare them into submission.
5. Russia has destroyed the most Russian-speaking cities in Ukraine.
Mariupol. Bakhmut. Severodonetsk. Avdiivka. Moscow doesn’t protect “Russian speakers” — it kills them.
6. Ukraine is more conservative—in the genuine sense, beyond politics—than Russia or the EU.
Faith, family, freedom. Ukrainians live it. Subsidiarity, community, hard-work, decentralization: It’s how Ukrainians have been able to resist the Russian War Machine.
7. The Azov Brigade is more tolerant than the Democratic Party.
Hard-working, kind, family-loving people who will fight to defend freedom for their kids — and who will rescue strangers from rubble. Some of the best people I’ve ever met. Azov is the Cajun Navy of Europe.
8. Some people who claim to support Ukraine would gladly sacrifice it if it meant damaging Trump.
They don’t care who wins. They care who loses. As long as they are the star of the show. As long as it takes.
9. Those who shout about “fighting for freedom” without actually fighting, like Orban in Hungary, often are actually stopping freedom.
Some hungry hippos talk about fighting for freedom, even as they criticize the Ukrainians. Ukraine is actually doing the fighting to be free.
10. Never assume that people in power know the simple truths so obvious to you!
► The White House is unaware of Ukraine’s strengths.
► Zelenskyy’s team is unaware that the White House is unaware.
► And in between this confusion: lives and freedom are lost.
That’s how I see it! I welcome all ideas, criticism, insights!
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