Olga and Sasha are two Ukrainian sisters. The first is 35 years old and is a wine merchant in Paris, where she has lived for seven years. The second, aged 33, lives in kyiv with her parents and grandmother. The two sisters have accepted, since the beginning of the war, to keep their logbook for “M”. This week, Sasha rejoices in the release of prisoners and anti-corruption measures, while Olga looks forward to June hoping that her family can come to France.
Tuesday, January 31
Olga: The debate for Russian participation [Olga et Sasha ont choisi de ne pas mettre de majuscule à « russe » et « russie »] at the Olympics continues. Some say that eliminating russia would violate the rights of athletes… I want to explain to them how, in Ukraine, the Russians are violating the rights of a sovereign country and also violating in the literal sense of the term. I imagine a beautiful summer day in 2024 on the banks of the Seine, the athletes are in full effort and, there, two Russian sportsmen arrive and wear a T-shirt “We have the right to kill and to participate”. On his Twitter accountour Foreign Minister recalls that, during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the Russian Olympic Committee [la Russie n’ayant pas été autorisée à participer en tant que délégation officielle en raison d’accusations de dopage] left with 71 medals, 45 of which were won by athletes from the Russian army sports club. The world cannot pass up.
Sasha: I made a decision: until April, I no longer drink alcohol, I preserve myself. Since the beginning of January, I sleep so little, I have nightmares every night, my level of anxiety is at its peak. I need to calm down, regenerate myself. I can no longer project myself into the future and that has consequences. On my health, my daily life, my finances. It must change. A year of war can turn into two, three or more. I have to accept it and expect nothing, just try to live more calmly and healthily.
Our government is preparing for the Ukraine-European Union summit. This is our first as an EU candidate. On February 3, there will be discussions on the conditions of membership of Ukraine. To be honest, since 2014 this topic has been bugging me. I, as a Ukrainian citizen, am quite ready to be a citizen of the European Union. And there are millions of us! But a few hundred rotten MPs have done nothing since our 2014 revolution to launch the necessary reforms against corruption and align themselves with neighboring European countries. They lined their pockets with state money. Luckily we have Zelensky. Even if, and it pains me to see it, war also offers opportunities for bastards.
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