We have been working in Ukraine for years. I never imagined events as appalling as these

By Richard Steer2022-03-09T07:00:00

Two weeks ago we were considering life after covid. Now our staff still in the region are fearing for their lives

The conflict in Ukraine, although predicted by factions of the military, politicians and many media pundits, still came as a shock in terms of its speed and ferocity. The rate at which a mainland country the size of Germany and France combined, with a population of over 40 million people, could turn into a modern hell on earth has given us all a huge reality check.

Who could imagine that we would long for the days when the problems posed by the latest strain of covid-19 led the news bulletins?

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