It seems that over these years, we’ve already said everything we could to the world. We’ve made our arguments, told our stories, and explained their meaning. I’ve honestly caught myself thinking long ago that I’ve grown tired of hearing my own voice in this role.
But that’s an illusion. Every time I work in another country, I meet many people who have simply never heard our message. And if the Bible has been repeating the same truths for millennia, then we, too, must go out and speak to people.
This war has not only a military dimension but also a cognitive one. After all, it was sparked by a specific idea — that russia, as a “God-chosen civilization,” has the right to invade other nations, kill people, erase their identity, abduct children, and re-educate them as russians.
Author: Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leading human rights advocate of Ukraine.