Translation: I started explaining to him the difference between the Russians and us, drew a map of Ukraine and its neighbouring countries, so that he… - Sofia Yablonska

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Translation: I started explaining to him the difference between the Russians and us, drew a map of Ukraine and its neighbouring countries, so that he better understood its location. I told him that there were about forty million Ukrainians and that Ukraine was one and a half times bigger than France. All these explanations I know better than a prayer, because I often have to repeat them to the French and other strangers who know nothing about our existence.