With friends and family on both sides of the Russia and Ukraine conflict, the leader of Canada含羞草研究社檚 Doukhobors says it is a sad day for his community and people everywhere.
After weeks of increasing tensions, Russia ignored global criticism and sanctions and on Feb. 24 using airstrikes, tanks, ground troops and sea-based missiles.
Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ Doukhobors executive director J.J. Verigin Jr. told Black Press he has heard from people whose loved ones have been witnessing 含羞草研究社渢he tragedy of warfare 含羞草研究社� whether it is explosions or artillery or airstrikes or planes flying overhead.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淲e have always stood for and worked for peace, because once conflict starts it cuts like a hot knife through families, through friendships and everyone suffers except for the people who profit from everyone含羞草研究社檚 misery,含羞草研究社� said Verigin.
含羞草研究社淲e are united in our prayers that the hostilities there cease as quickly as possible.含羞草研究社�
The Doukhobors are known for their pacifism and Verigin said the conflict in their homeland will cause numerous people to suffer.
含羞草研究社淧eople want peace, yet we can含羞草研究社檛 seem to put an end to war,含羞草研究社� he said.
含羞草研究社淓veryone seems to be gearing up for the fight, instead of trying to make peace, ratcheting up the tension 含羞草研究社� by doing that, they just increase the terror.含羞草研究社�
Verigin wishes there was more that Canada could do to bring about peace abroad and at home.
含羞草研究社淵ou don含羞草研究社檛 have to go to Ukraine to witness divisiveness in a population 含羞草研究社� look what we含羞草研究社檝e witnessed in Canada in the last several weeks.含羞草研究社�
含羞草研究社淏ecause of COVID we have had to step into a virtual world and it seems like we have lost our humanity by crossing that threshold. I hope we can recover it, because if we don含羞草研究社檛 then we deserve exactly what we are going to get.含羞草研究社�
As the invasion continues, . Some NATO member countries, including Canada, have promised supplies or troops to Ukraine. But NATO itself has not, since Ukraine is not a member.
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