Anyone else get the feeling the west is giving up on Ukraine ?

I like to believe the West is still doing their best to assist Ukraine. I do wonder if they are playing down announcing how much help they are providing so as to not play into Putin’s anti-West war cries. I feel so angry that Russias response to a bridge being blown up they bombard cities in Ukraine with missile attacks against civilians. ?

Henetha , the British press are not fond of promoting anything
European, because you don't read about Europes' involvement
doesn't mean there isn't any. Mr Johnson kept visiting Ukraine
hence the constant headlines.

I agree timetogo2016, they are such brave people. They make me feel ashamed, sometimes - could I be as brave as them, defending my country. I think many things are happening behind the scenes, that we don't know about!

I think, even if that was true, we now have a renewed sense of rallying behind Ukraine again. The UK has been pretty good in assisting them. More than some countries.
But we have to be careful not to tip us into nuclear war. Caution is needed. And I'm sure there is more going on than we know about.

timetogo2016

I think things are being done under the radar so to speak,and we are being kept in the dark.
Not a bad thing if i am right tbh.

I think you are correct they are hardly likely to announce all movements on MSM
nadateturbe if they do stand up to this bully things could get very messy.

Poor Ukraine. I cried when I heard about the doctor dying after dropping her son off at school.
When is the world going to stand up to this bully properly.

I so hope you are right timetogo.
Because it does seem like the bully is getting his way.

I think things are being done under the radar so to speak,and we are being kept in the dark.
Not a bad thing if i am right tbh.

I’m afraid so. Poor Ukraine.?

I don’t think he’ll stop at Ukraine, either - he wants the old Soviet empire back.
Hitler all over again, except that Russia surely has enough ‘Lebensraum’ anyway.

nadateturbe

People become acclimatised to bad news. We all cried at first. It's very sad for Ukraine. We shouldn't have let Putin away with this. We should have helped more. Life has changed for ever for the Ukrainians and so many dead.

Yes, this is right. I feel so sorry for the Ukrainians. I fear we may live to regret the lack of interest. Putin won’t stop at Ukraine because he’s got away with it. What comes next will probably be worse. There’s only one way to stop a bully and it’s not ignoring him.

There are so many things to worry about and the modern day 24 hour constant deluge of information from multiple sources inundates us. I think people have to prioritize immediate and local risk for the sake of their own sanity and quietly even horrific situations find a steady place in our minds rather than occupying all our thoughts.

I don't think this means we are giving up on Ukraine or that it is not on the mind of many people daily. I bought some sunflowers yesterday and it made me think of Ukraine so sharply I could have cried. I crossed the shop and put all my change in the Ukraine fundraising bucket. My town is full of Ukraine flags and fundraising initiatives from concerts, fetes and collection tins.

Governments and leaders seem still very much behind Ukraine.

Well, the arms and ammunition continue to roll in. But I agree. We know all about it, it just isn't frontline news.

People become acclimatised to bad news. We all cried at first. It's very sad for Ukraine. We shouldn't have let Putin away with this. We should have helped more. Life has changed for ever for the Ukrainians and so many dead.

The war has changed from a takeover of Ukraine as a whole to annexing the East and Southern part, Russia is intensively pounding with artillery as it advances. Ukraine cannot withstand that kind of assault, NATO is not likely to supply enough arms to do that.

When Russia has decided they have taken enough of the Eastern part they will offer a cease fire, with the threat that Odessa will be attacked if not accepted. Odessa is critical to the survival of a smaller Ukraine, it will be a bitter pill to swallow but do they really have an alternative.

It’s called compassion fatigue

Nothing remains frontline news for very long.

Something else overtakes it.

The war in Ukraine is no longer frontline news, and the atrocities lack the impact they once had. Many countries voice their support but do little in terms of practical help, most noticeably Germany, which does not augur well for the future.
(The pandemic is over; covid remains).

Here in Italy, the Government have pledged support to the end but I notice the local collection of essentials to be sent by van have dropped off. Am afraid boredom is taking over. How dare we! I too follow the details on the news with far less attention than before, despite being aware that indifference is similar to negativity.

How could we possibly 'just make the right noises and kept our distance'? ??

It’s getting the same as the pandemic, at first nothing else on the news, now hardly mentioned.

Funny, I was thinking the same thing yesterday after watching the news. People tend to get acclimatized to bad news, and less outraged as time progresses, which leads to complacency and apathy.

Not here so much. Our new government has pledged support until the end which might be a long way off by the looks of things.

I think many people are just bored with hearing about it and blaming the war for rising prices. Yes - unfair. But people just want to get on with their own lives. I think the UK is over invested in this war and we should have just made the right noises and kept our distance.