The war between Russia and Ukraine

 At first Ukraine seemed far away from London, England, and the rest of the world. In 2014, according to Wikipedia, Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimea in 2014. 

However, international concern increased when Russia invaded further in 2020.

Now, writing in 2022, we see petrol prices going up. Everything else goes up. 

But not everybody is the same.

What of draft dodgers and refugees?

What about restaurants featuring cuisine, run by people who left the country years ago?

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