To give you a serious answer …In the unlikely event of someone here visiting Russia

in the near future, they will find that the existing “Europe” board would be the
appropriate place for them to post. No need for anything new.

As a European, living on the western side of the continent, I am appalled what is

going on in another European democracy on the eastern side of the continent. But
we’re a food forum, not an international affairs one, so let me sort of stick stick to
food (which I’ll very briefly mention later). On our local community Facebook page,
several folk of Polish and Ukrainian heritage have put out an appeal for donations of
goods for the refugees who have fled from Ukraine across the border to the safety of
Poland. They plan to take a truck to eastern Poland within the next day or so. The
appeal is for the likes of dried food, warm clothing and sleeping bags, nappies,
female sanitary products. This is a humanitarian crisis but not a catastrophe. The
people, almost all being women and children, have fled to the modern, well organised
society that is Poland which will receive direct support from other European Union
countries but it is a matter of getting help there quickly, before longer term
governmental arrangements have been put in place. We going to the collection point
on Saturday with a couple of bags of whatever we can find suitable in the village
convenience store.

Priceless, indeed.

And, as good as the clip on our TV of the elderly Ukrainian woman speakig to a
Russion soldier and offering him some sunflower seeds to keep in his pocket. “So
that when we bury you, flowers will grow and some good will come of you being here”
(or similar words).

Speaking of road signs, this is an absolutely genuine one in Southern England (and
on topic for HO):

Apparently British trucks heading to Poland with aid goods are being seriously
delayed at the French border because the correct paperwork for imports has not
been completed (on not completed correctly)

Disasters Emergency Committee is again repeating that cash donations to them are
the best/quickest way for Britons to help.

dee, thanks for posting. World Central Kitchen’s work feeding people in Ukraine, and the
people fleeing for their safety, just came to my attention too. It was simple to contribute —
kept us from floundering around figuring out what help we could immediately give.