His fishing hole is manmade.
And then there was rain and… it flooded and made a big pond.
I mean, its so sweet.
Ruslan with his dog in ‘Once Upon a Time in Ukraine’Earle Mack Productions/Goldcrest Films NYC/Storyville Films
Ambassador to Finland, who traces his roots to Ukraine.
He went to the border shortly after Russia invaded.
You see war footage and you see scenes of devastation [in other films], West continues.
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I was extremely moved.
Every morning, we heard shooting from machine guns, from tanks, she recounts.
And I heard them [Russian troops] walking and chatting, and we were quiet.
They wouldnt even check to see if there were people in here or not.
In February of this year, the war will enter its fourth year.
Since day one of the war, a primary target for Russian invaders has been civilians.
Its horrific what theyve been living through.
Eight-year-old Myroslava, meanwhile, describes fleeing Mariupol, one of the first cities besieged by Russia.
I just wanted to drive to freedom, she says.
I never knew what war was before.
Still, Myroslava clings to hope.
Myroslava was really just convinced that her father will come back.
One doesnt want to deny that.
Its like, my goodness, whatever keeps you together, hold on to that, West observes.
[She says], Maybe he got a concussion, and he forgot about us for a while.
Care was taken not to retraumatize the children who appear in the documentary, the director notes.
A week from Monday, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office.
What impact that will have on the war in Ukraine remains to be seen.
The real question is under what terms, what compromises do they have to make?
She adds, Its amazing.
Well have to see, if there is a peace, what kind of a peace is it?
