In Support of My Dear Ukraine

I never thought that I'd use this blog to write about politics, but I find that I have to in light of the current situation in my homeland, Ukraine. I want to voice my support for all my dear Ukrainian brothers and sisters, who are fed up with the corruption of the current government and its breach of the public trust in walking away from the Association Agreement for trade and cooperation with the European Union. Ukraine is Europe - no one can deny that fact or take it away from us! The Ukrainian people deserve to live with European standards, and the youth of our nation deserve to grow up in a free society!

This past Saturday, we held a protest in front of the Ukrainian Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City to show that we stand with the "Euromaidan" demonstrators taking to the streets in the capital of Kyiv and all over Ukraine. We decided to snap some pictures of this Ukraine-EU poster at different landmarks in New York, and in this small way send our support and love to Kyiv.

We love you, Ukraine, and we're with you!

P.S. For more information on this: BBC, New York Times, in pictures

Pictures by Joe Villarin