The US and Russia have made empty promises of peace for over a year. End the war in 24 hours? How about making the war worse during the last 53 weeks? And during the coldest winter in decades.
The Battle of Kyiv, one of the critical events of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ended with an unscripted Ukrainian victory just over two years ago.
Cellist, Denys Karachevtsev, sits on a stool in the road in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. You’ve probably seen or heard the sombre Bach melody he chose to play. Music in the sound of defiance in the midst of chaos.