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does that have any relevance? well, you know, i think what we are witnessing right now is really you know, it s a tragedy for ukraine for obvious reasons. you know, a neighboring nation with which it shares centuries of common past attacks them. they attack against not only cousins and, you know, uncles and great uncles and what have you. it s also an attack against fellow orthodox believers. this is all happening on the eve of orthodox lent. so this is unbelievable what we re witnessing. so this is a tragedy for ukraine. but for every russian out there, you know, this is also the added dimension of moral catastrophe.