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Originally Posted by JDMDreams
Does anyone honestly care about Ukraine anymore? We broke and can't afford them. And the Ukrainian women who came already wants to go back home cuz we suck. I don't see no free Ukraine no more, barely any free Palestine women except a few unemployed people who protest on the willingdon bridge during work hours.
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I continue to follow the developments, and I'd say everything seems to be up in flux with Ukraine atm.
Canada has never been a major player in the war outside of welcoming quite a lot Ukrainian refugees into the country.
Biden is making a last ditch effort to help Ukraine with the easing of the ATACMS restrictions, and the UK is following suit. On the other hand, Trump is a massive wildcard in how things will play out, and nobody knows how things will play out until things start playing out.
Germany, the biggest supporter to Ukraine after the US, is caught up in an internal mess right now. The coalition gov has been toppled, and the Chancellor made political move to contact Putin that seems to have largely backfired on him in Germany. The likely winners for the next coalition gov seem to be supportive of Ukraine, but again, the uncertainty is there until the dust settles, and there is no telling how far the next German gov would be willing to support Ukraine.
Within Canada, I feel like the Ukrainian refugees are having mixed feelings about their continual stay in Canada. It is not easy to live in Canada for a lot of reasons, esp when the cost of living is high. There is no question that some are very grateful to be here, and plan on continuing to stay, either for the short or the long term. On the other hand, some are finding it too difficult to stay here, or feel like they have been away from their home and family for too long.
Being in Vancouver, it is not that easy to get a feel for those Ukrainian sentiments bcos we don't have nearly as large a Ukrainian population as Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. But unsurprisingly, support in those provinces seem to remain strong.