My heart bleeds for Ukraine

 

Stranded citizens at the Polish border, seeking escape route from the violence in Ukraine. (Photo credit: Aljazeera)

Today is emotional, okay I’m beginning to sound like Vader the Wildcard but I actually like the guy and you’ll see something about him on my blog soon.

I wrote about Russia recently and my understanding of why Vladmir Putin is doing what he’s doing, I was quick to reiterate the fact that I don’t want war, I was very clear on my stand but as it stands, I am worried for Ukraine and the world at large.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a very emotional speech earlier today, trying to sound brave but fear was written all over him, he remains adamant that the West aren’t doing enough to help but the trajectory is scary and now I’m worried.

Putin is a war criminal; I admit that 100% but the West gave him enough reasons to be like that. Putin has trust issues and won’t even sit or stand close to anyone, not his cabinet members and not even his family members, he doesn’t trust anyone.

We have talked about the fact that he doesn’t want anything to threaten his country or his people, Putin doesn’t want NATO base around Russia borders but there’s more to the fight than that, is it too late to retreat and allow for dialogue?

Shells and deafening blasts have been heard very close to the government house in Kyiv, this means the war has been taken to the doorsteps of the Ukrainians, people are fleeing and bloodshed is inevitable, we know the beginning, who knows the end?

To be very honest, standing with Putin or Russia has expired, I was very vocal about being on the side of Russia earlier on because I thought Putin just wanted to send deterrence to the rest of the world, this is becoming an assault on innocent people, more of ego than anything else, I dissociate myself from that.

Forget what you see on CNN, people are dying in Ukraine. People’s children have been trapped, killed or injured and I’m talking about Africans, Nigerians especially students, it now looks like Russian armies are targeting civilians, omo!

Putin is desperately looking for an opportunity to test or use his nuclear weapons, all he’s waiting for is the interference of the West and he’ll unleash terror. You’re asking what exactly I was supporting before? Well, it’s the fact that NATO shouldn’t have a base near Russia and that’s all.

Now I’m wondering, if this was Nigeria, how will someone like me cope? How will I run for my life? I’ve had something close to this in the past and maybe I should talk about it but it’s absolutely different from a war of this magnitude.

I was in LASU in 2005 when Jide Jamal, the famous cult warlord was killed right before his mother, bullets flew right left and center and everyone was to keep running, if you hear the sound then it’s not meant for you, that day I knew I could run but I never wanna experience it again.

I am bleeding inside for Ukraine. I feel Zelenskyy was stupid to mismanage his confidence, crying that the West aren’t doing enough is weak, I know he can’t surrender but he could have avoided this war in the first place and this is not me blaming the victim.

I am close to tears, I am worried for the lives that are being lost, I need a hug and… See y’all tomorrow.