So, and this is something we’ve talked about in the past on the podcast, which is the Ukrainians in nineteen eight nineteen ninety four giving up their claim on the nuclear weapons that were left on Ukrainian territory after the Soviet Union broke up. So I think, you know, it’s worth talking about some of the mechanics here, first, there’s, I think, the backstory, which is that, you know, there’s a whole series of of things that happened in Ukraine’s past, that I think give them some special moral as well as strategic consideration. And you see you know, the on the one hand, the mood felt a little bit more relaxed than the previous time I’d been there, but you see more posters, which are Some are sort of recruiting posters, some are just morale Bulwark. And then, of course, you see, there aren’t that many young men, and the ones you see are frequently in uniform.
Outside going to cafes and restaurants, eating ice cream, trying to lead happy creative lives. The architecture is beautiful, and they’re filled with people. And on the way back, you know, got a chance to see a bit of Keith and a bit of Loveve, which are two really beautiful old cities, you know, particularly the the urban core and, you know, before we get into some of the things you’ve addressed, I just wanna say, you know, there’s something terribly poignant about it, because you you go to these beautiful old cities, they’re a little bit you know, showing their age a little bit more than some of their central and West European counterparts, but they are recognizably part of your you know, there’s the Austro Hungarian Imperial vibe, but they’re just beautiful.
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