Giogio: Thanks for you insights.

Like many people, I have grown distrustful of mainstream media and general postings on the internet-----------on just about any topic. And I have learned that whatever perspectives I have garnered, they too might have their fault.

The Ukraine/Russian war and commentators on Medium have been an interesting media experience for me. For the better commentators in support of Ukraine, they have been able to weave a consistent story, despite each of them having a different approach to reporting on the war. As for the commentators in support of Ukraine surrendering, there has not been much unity in the facts or logic. And these commentators seem to have gone quiet in the past few months.

There is a saying about western media that an observer needs to get their news from several sources to find the truth. It seems to be working here.

I have got some comments about how the Ukraine constitution has been altered to reduce corruption. If you have some knowledge of that, I would appreciate that.

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My maternal grandparents came from Bukovina in the 1920s. In 2006, I was in Yalta for a business conference. I visited my family in Chernivtsi.