Easy Sunday. Here.
We are still here.
Let's start the new year looking again at a 30-second message. It combined words and body language. It shaped events.
We don't know how the Ukraine war will work out. It may lead to a civilization-destroying nuclear war. It may lead to a better, safer equilibrium in Europe and worldwide. What we know for sure is that Ukraine was under attack and it did not roll over and accept its fate.
A national leader is speaking. The message isn't frivolous. It isn't trolling. It isn't posturing for partisan advantage. They aren't playing games to win a news cycle. They aren't trying to spike on-line contributions.
Ukraine's president and its top leaders are telling fellow citizens that they are all in. This is what serious people look like.