The invasion of Ukraine, beginning with its full-scale assault on February 24, 2022, has been a conflict marked not by military conquest alone, but by a disturbing, deeply personal cruelty aimed at the civilian population. This was not a typical conquering army. It was an occupying force that, in its wake, left a trail of sickening and intimate pain that seared itself into the lives of every person it touched.

The Theft of Comfort and History

When the invaders entered Ukrainian cities and towns, they did not only seek military objectives. They stole the basic comforts and personal history that define a home. Imagine the chill of discovering your family’s refrigerator, the one where you kept your children’s drawings and magnetic notes, is simply gone. They methodically stripped homes of stoves, washing machines, and other household goods, leaving behind empty spaces and a chilling sense of violation. These were not just objects; they were the tools of daily life, the quiet anchors of stability in a world turned upside down.

Even the land itself was not safe from their plunder. Entire truckloads, several trainloads of tractors and other agricultural devices were stolen from farms across the country and taken to Russia. Is Russia that poor? This was a direct attack on a nation’s ability to feed itself, an act of calculated malice designed to cripple the livelihoods of millions of farmers and their families. This was an invasion that showed no respect for the livelihood of the people it sought to conquer, only a voracious desire for what they did not possess.

The Kidnapping of a Nation’s Future

Far more heinous than the theft of possessions has been the crime against Ukraine’s most vulnerable: its children. Countless, 16,678, Ukrainian boys and girls have been stolen from their homes, their schools, and their families. They were taken to be indoctrinated, a horrifying practice designed to strip them of their culture, their language, and their identity. Training Camps. Propaganda Camps. This is not just a wartime tactic; it is an atrocity designed to erase a nation’s future by destroying the innocence of its youth. This heartbreaking practice is so egregious that on March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court in

The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, holding him directly responsible for this horrific war crime.

Only criminals ignore this.

The Weaponization of Cold and Darkness

And then, there is the cold. The invaders have mounted a relentless, strategic assault on Ukraine’s electrical grid, with a focused campaign that began in October 2022 as winter approached. Imagine the bitter hurt of immense cold, a pain that settles deep into your bones. Imagine a world plunged into darkness and silence, where the simple act of turning on a light or heating your home becomes a dangerous luxury. These attacks are not about military gain; they are about breaking a people’s will by attacking their most fundamental need for warmth, light, and safety. Each blacked-out city is a stark reminder of a dehumanizing strategy that seeks to break the spirit of a nation.

These are the sickening pains and the deliberate scars that cannot be ignored. They are a testament to the resilience of the Ukrainian people and a stark reminder that the true cost of this invasion goes far beyond the battlefield.

For the Ukrainian people, the annexed regions—the Donbas (Donetsk and Luhansk), Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia—are not just territories on a map. They are the ancestral lands of farmers and miners, the industrial heartland that has powered their nation, and the home of countless families who have been displaced or live under a brutal occupation. Ceding these lands would be a surrender of history, a betrayal of the soldiers who gave their lives to defend them, and a violation of the Ukrainian constitution, which holds that the nation’s borders are inviolable. For Ukraine, it is not a negotiation; it is a non-negotiable question of sovereignty and survival.

But the danger extends far beyond Ukraine’s borders. To surrender these regions to Vladimir Putin would be to reward an aggressor for a brazen act of violence. It would send a clear message to the world that an invasion can be profitable, and that international law is merely a suggestion. As one international relations expert put it, a Russian success in Ukraine would “signify a lack of international resolve and appeasement to aggression.”

This perceived weakness could unleash a domino effect of further expansionism. With the Ukrainian test case a success, Putin would be free to turn his attention elsewhere, seeking new resources and new territories to plunder. Your specific concern about gold mines in Africa is not an exaggeration; it is a reflection of a documented reality. Russia has been systematically expanding its influence across Africa, often through the use of mercenaries (like the Wagner Group, now rebranded as the Africa Corps) that offer security to unstable regimes in exchange for privileged access to valuable minerals. These activities, particularly in countries like Mali, Sudan, and the Central African Republic, allow Russia to bypass sanctions and fund its military operations by trading in illicit gold and diamonds.

If the world allows the precedent of rewarding aggression in Ukraine, then no country with valuable resources would be safe from such a strategy. A deal for peace at Ukraine’s expense would not be an end to the conflict; it would be an invitation for the next one. The sovereignty of nations, the stability of the global order, and the safety of people everywhere would be at risk. This is the heavy price that would be paid for “peace” achieved by appeasing a conqueror.

To Blindly agree to let Putin have Ukrainian Lands for one’s own personal gains is an Atrocity Against Mankind. And the highlight of a Bigoted Billionaire.