{"id":18072,"date":"2025-02-25T01:45:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/ukraine-war-refugees-come-together-in-solidarity-while-working-at-edmonton-eatery\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T01:45:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T01:45:52","slug":"ukraine-war-refugees-come-together-in-solidarity-while-working-at-edmonton-eatery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/ukraine-war-refugees-come-together-in-solidarity-while-working-at-edmonton-eatery\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine war refugees come together in solidarity while working at Edmonton eatery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A vigil will take place Monday night in Edmonton to mark the sombre three-year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, triggering a full-fledged war after years of escalating tensions between the two European nations.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, in a major escalation of a conflict that began in 2014. The invasion is the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since the Second World War, causing hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Since the invasion, an estimated 300,000 Ukrainians have fled to Canada as refugees. Of those, about 65,000 have settled in Alberta \u2014 many in the Edmonton area, which already boasted a large population of people who claim Ukrainian heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Janice Krissa is one such Edmontonian. She, along with her daughter, are the founders of <a href=\"https:\/\/donyaukraine.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DON\u2019YA Ukraine\u2019s Kitchen<\/a> in north Edmonton (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/7E96PAjdPYC48tju8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12153 Fort Rd<\/a>), where all the workers share a common bond.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll of our employees left the war in Ukraine, all of our employees are women. All of them have very close personal ties to people who are serving in the war,\u201d Krissa said on Monday as the lunch rush was beginning of pick up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"c-photoGallery\">\n<div class=\"c-photoGallery__inner c-carousel c-longform-gallery\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"carousel\">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons c-photoGallery__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev c-photoGallery__button c-photoGallery__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Image<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next c-photoGallery__button c-photoGallery__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Image<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<button class=\"c-photoGallery__closeButton c-photoGallery__button\" tabindex=\"0\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-button__icon c-photoGallery__closeSvg\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#close\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Close Modal Gallery<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Krissa never intended to start a restaurant that has since evolved into a community hub for newcomers and Canadians alike.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe might be the only donation centre-turned-to-a-restaurant, turned-to-a-retail-perogy-supply-company ever,\u201d she said, explaining when the war started, she banded together with some friends to collect donations for those they knew, which grew into a full-on donation centre.<\/p>\n<p>Donors kept asking if there was food they could buy to show their support. Two of her volunteers from Ukraine asked if they could give it a go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were supposed to cook for one day and that was over two years ago,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cWe moved from church kitchens into Butchers &amp; Packers (Supplies Ltd.) just down the road, and now we have our own space, our own kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tSvitlana Sukhovych restocking a cooler at DON\u2019YA Ukraine\u2019s Kitchen in Edmonton, Alta. on Mon., Feb. 24, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>That kitchen is filled with women who have fled the horror and violence in Ukraine, including Svitlana Sukhovych.<\/p>\n<p>She held out for two years after the war started, praying it would be resolved as their lives were turned upside down.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cWe couldn\u2019t accept that at this moment, at this time, in the middle of Europe, something like that could start.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sukhovych said the war was very stressful on the family as her youngest child is on the Autism spectrum, non-verbal and requires a lot of support. Changes to routine were challenging, and they were not able to hide in basements and bomb shelters, she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h3>Get breaking National news<\/h3>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe has many sensory moments so we just stayed home and we\u2019re praying that it\u2019s not our last day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But as the conflict got closer and closer to her home, Sukhovych knew she had to make a hard decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter some point, I realized that it\u2019s not getting better,\u201d Sukhovych said. \u201cI decided that I have to do something because, I won\u2019t forgive myself in case something happens to my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Around a year ago, Sukhovych and her two sons fled to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t sleep the night before cause I was thinking, \u2018Is it the right decision? Maybe I shouldn\u2019t do this. This transition might cause many troubles for my younger one,&#8217;\u201d she said, but eventually she realized keeping her family safe was more important than the fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cYou can pack your entire life into backpacks and the only thing that matters is the people who hold your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sukhovych and her kids lived with a host family in Edmonton for a while before finding their own place. After getting settled, she began searching for work and landed at DON\u2019YA Ukraine\u2019s Kitchen last month. She said it already feels like home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice to have this small community, you know? To laugh together, to cry together because you\u2019re accepted. Everyone understands each other in terms of what we feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tCustomers at DON\u2019YA Ukraine\u2019s Kitchen (12153 Fort Road) in Edmonton, Alta. on Mon., Feb. 24, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Krissa said that community is helping to heal each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re experiencing Canadian norms, Canadian employment practices, but they\u2019re not doing it alone,\u201d Krissa said. \u201cIf there is a bad day, we\u2019re getting through it together. We\u2019re coming together. They don\u2019t have to pretend to be happy. They support each other, but we keep moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DON\u2019YA Ukraine\u2019s Kitchen\u2019s monthly sales keep growing, she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cIt makes us feel so amazing to know that people love Ukrainian food and they continue to order it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/firefighter-aid-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefighter Aid Ukraine<\/a> took part in a special event at the restaurant, setting up artwork from its \u201cUnbreakable Ukraine\u201d exhibit that features gripping photos taken by a Ukrainian journalist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo show the incredible devastation that people are living through every day and what they have to work and endure on a daily basis,\u201d said Anatoli Morgotch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tPhotos taken by Ukrainian journalists on display at DON\u2019YA Ukraine\u2019s Kitchen in Edmonton, Alta. on Mon., Feb. \u00a024, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Morgotch was born in Ukraine, grew up in Saskatchewan and now lives in Alberta, where he\u2019s worked as a firefighter with the City of Edmonton for 17 years.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been the fundraiser manager for Firefighter Aid Ukraine since 2022, with whom he has made four trips to the war-torn nation to provide aid, critical equipment and training to first responders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe first time that we went into Ukraine, we went in the winter of 2023. It was very surreal. We were scared. We didn\u2019t know what was happening. We didn\u2019t know what we were getting ourselves into.\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11031598\/agencies-refuse-to-comply-with-musk\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-2200068719.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Key U.S. agencies refuse to comply with Musk\u2019s latest demand on workers\" data-title=\"\">Key U.S. agencies refuse to comply with Musk\u2019s latest demand on workers<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11032124\/elon-musk-sued-ashley-st-clair-sole-custody-baby\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ashley-st-clair-files-sole-custody-elon-musk.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" title=\"Elon Musk sued by Ashley St. Clair for sole custody of 5-month-old baby\" data-title=\"\">Elon Musk sued by Ashley St. Clair for sole custody of 5-month-old baby<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>Morgotch said his team flew into Poland and crossed the border on foot, where they were welcomed warmly by the Ukraine emergency services personnel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiterally as soon as we walked in, we felt the love and appreciation,\u201d he said, explaining Firefighter Aid Ukraine fundraises to source the best equipment possible. \u201cThe whole experience was surreal. We were able to deliver combat lifesaver training to first responders in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cI am honoured to be able to travel there and help as much as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_67bd20cfcaf7e-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 4 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_67bd20cfcaf7e\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"10826282\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/10826282,10399761,9868943,9340663\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi2.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fr5rbv1o1aq-pp3vfcpepa%2FAM_Firefighters.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_67bd20cfcaf7e\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"10826282,10399761,9868943,9340663\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Canadian firefighters teach Ukraine first responders new skills and techniques'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/r5rbv1o1aq-pp3vfcpepa\/AM_Firefighters.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/r5rbv1o1aq-pp3vfcpepa\/AM_Firefighters.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/r5rbv1o1aq-pp3vfcpepa\/AM_Firefighters.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/r5rbv1o1aq-pp3vfcpepa\/AM_Firefighters.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">4:30<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Canadian firefighters teach Ukraine first responders new skills and techniques<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>Morgotch still has family in Ukraine and fears for the country\u2019s youngest who are growing up surrounded by war and death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe hardest part is just watching all the kids suffering because the war is not going to end when the war ends. The suffering is going to continue for a long (time) after that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cHaving kids just being so accustomed to explosions and military vehicles and gunfire is just something that no child should ever experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While those in Edmonton are comforted by the local support for Ukraine, on this dark day it\u2019s impossible to ignore the risk of the United States withdrawing support amid President Donald Trump\u2019s attempts to change the narrative of the war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video_miniplayer\">\n<section id=\"miniplayer_67bd20cfcf034-carousel\" class=\"l-videoCarousel l-videoCarousel--embed c-carousel\" data-video-carousel-play-inline=\"true\" data-video-carousel-init=\"false\" aria-label=\"Video carousel contains 8 videos.\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__inner\">\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__featured\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"true\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_67bd20cfcf034\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11030799\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/playlist\/11030799,11026605,11030994,11028461,11033349,11028300,11025480,11024411\/?poster=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fmedia.globalnews.ca%2Fvideostatic%2Fnews%2Fldquglrzpc-51lvvi0hwu%2FONLINE_STILL_ZELENSKYY.jpg%3Fw%3D1200%26%23038%3Bquality%3D70%26%23038%3Bstrip%3Dall#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_67bd20cfcf034\" data-displayinline-playlist=\"11030799,11026605,11030994,11028461,11033349,11028300,11025480,11024411\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Trump attacks on Zelenskyy \u2018not helpful\u2019 to peace process in Russia-Ukraine war: expert'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ldquglrzpc-51lvvi0hwu\/ONLINE_STILL_ZELENSKYY.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ldquglrzpc-51lvvi0hwu\/ONLINE_STILL_ZELENSKYY.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ldquglrzpc-51lvvi0hwu\/ONLINE_STILL_ZELENSKYY.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/ldquglrzpc-51lvvi0hwu\/ONLINE_STILL_ZELENSKYY.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">7:44<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Trump attacks on Zelenskyy \u2018not helpful\u2019 to peace process in Russia-Ukraine war: expert<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-videoCarousel__glide glide \">\n<div class=\"glide__arrows c-carousel__buttons l-videoCarousel__buttons\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--left c-carousel__button c-carousel__prev l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__prev c-longform-gallery__prev\" data-glide-dir=\"&lt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Previous Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t<button class=\"glide__arrow glide__arrow--right c-carousel__button c-carousel__next l-videoCarousel__button l-videoCarousel__next c-longform-gallery__next\" data-glide-dir=\"&gt;\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Next Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-carousel__goto\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- video stream item --><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p>In recent days, Trump has accused Ukraine of starting the war and appeared to be trying to barter with Ukraine for access to its critical minerals as part of any peace process. The United States has been meeting with Russia in an attempt to broker a peace deal \u2014 without Ukraine at the table.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cWe paid so big a price with our blood<strong>,<\/strong> with our loved ones, just to say we surrender right now \u2014 it\u2019s unacceptable,\u201d Sukhovych said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For those who fled the war, the rapid changes in U.S. foreign policy and change in narrative is not just baffling, it\u2019s insulting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy? Why would we start that? We were a peaceful country. We were growing. We were improving our lives there,\u201d Sukhovych said. She struggled to find the words to explain her disbelief over Trump\u2019s attempts to rewrite history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to imagine that someone at that level can allow themselves to say something which is not true at all and the entire world knows that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tGraves of Ukrainian soldiers who died since Russia launched its full-scale invasion are seen at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, Mon., Nov. 11, 2024.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tMykola Tys\/ The Canadian Press\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rest of the world needs to continue to fight to uphold the truth, she said, adding if Ukraine gives in now, there\u2019s no guarantee Russia won\u2019t just invade again down the road.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to not to be scared to be on the right side. And it\u2019s not only a question about the future of Ukraine, it\u2019s a question about the future of Europe, also, because (Russia) won\u2019t stop there. They won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Krissa agrees.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"c-blockquote l-article__blockquote\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox\">\n<div class=\"c-infoBox__inner\">\n<p class=\"c-blockquote__content l-article__blockquoteContent\">\u201cWe want people to be strong, to be united, to stand with Ukraine. Ukraine did not start this war. We want this war to end.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tSvitlana Sukhovych serving customers at DON\u2019YA Ukraine\u2019s Kitchen (12153 Fort Road) in Edmonton, Alta. on Mon., Feb. 24, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tGlobal News\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Monday night, The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Edmonton Branch, will host a vigil to mark the third anniversary of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>It takes place at St. Basil Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cultural Centre (7007 \u2013 109 Street NW) starting at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 With files from The Canadian Press<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Canada<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11033344\/edmonton-ukraine-war-refugees-vigil\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vigil will take place Monday night in Edmonton to mark the sombre three-year anniversary of Russia invading Ukraine, triggering a full-fledged war after years of escalating tensions between the two European nations. 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