Moncton’s Ukrainian community reflects on 1,000 days of war

What began as a direct assault by the Russian Federation has now become a broader international conflict, expanding beyond Europe's borders,

Ponomarenko said

I stand before you to reflect on what has been an incredibly difficult and painful journey for my country,

Ponomarenko began

It is more critical than ever that the international community remains resolute. I must urge our partners to continue and increase your support for Ukraine. The war is not only about defending our borders; it is about ensuring that authoritarian regimes fail in their efforts to undermine democracy and peace. The aggressor state must be held accountable through sanctions and diplomatic pressure,

he said

I can not think about any other ending of this war because a victory for Ukraine is not just a victory for our nation, for our country, it’s a victory for all of Europe, for all of the democratic world,

said Haidash

Donald Trump is going to have no ambitions about putting any sort of resources into Ukraine for a war against Russia and he’s been very clear of that,

said Huish

We want to raise at least $10,000 to purchase a big batch and ship it from the United States to Ukraine and then to front lines,

said Haidash

And the nature of its ending will probably be unpredictable in a sense that Trump will likely appease Putin more, so then actually give any sort of stability, credit or support to Volodymyr Zelenskyy,

said Huish

Every night you have to go in the basement to hide because next day you have to go to work,

said Bulenok

Just this week Russia sent nearly 200 missiles all over Ukraine. They are targeting civilian infrastructure. They want to destroy our power plants. They want to leave people in the dark and cold into the winter,

said Haidash

It still feels like home so I believe a lot of people will go back,

said Bulenok

We started getting ready a couple of months ago,

said Bulenok

More than half of this group (52%) agrees that Ukraine should be open to making some territorial concessions as part of a peace deal to end the war, while 38% disagree and another 10% don’t know. Gallup did not ask more details about the level of territorial concessions that people would be open to,

the report said

Timothy Snyderhistorian

In a world of relativism and cowardice, freedom is the absolute among absolutes, the value of values."

As historian Timothy Snyder aptly observed

Russia tried to wipe Ukraine off the map, and for 1,000 days Russia has failed because of Ukraine’s resistance and the sacrifice of your heroes,

von der Leyen added

Donald Tuskpolish Prime Minister

Let us remember that every single day,

Tusk said

Josep BorrelleU foreign policy chief

History will judge us by our actions and our reactions,

Borrell said

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

1,000 days together. 1,000 days of Ukraine,

the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted in a video, recalling the key moments of the wartime struggles and pain, and the support Ukraine received

Ukraine will never submit to the occupiers, and the Russian military will be punished for violating international law,

a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kyiv declared

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

Every new Russian strike only confirms Putin’s true intentions. He wants the war to continue, he is not interested in talking about peace,

Zelenskyy said

He sees these attempts [to start talks] as a weakness. And what we need now is not weakness and appeasement. We need strength,

she said