Dear friends and supporters,

I hope you are all well.

Please, pray for my city Odessa on the Black Sea, for all the people in Russia and Ukraine.

 I could never imagine that this would happen – we are absolutely one, there were never divisions. I am Russian Jewish, grew up in Odessa, built thanks to the special generosity of Russian Zarina Ekaterina II. 

I hope it will soon finish, the right hand can not beat the left hand for a long time.

But the most painful is that people are dying on both sides … even now when I am writing to you. And of course, we are all one, inhabitants of Mother Earth, were Russians, Ukrainian, Belarus, and all living raised there – Jewish, Bulgarians, Greeks, an endless list since Odessa was always a great mixture of many nations and we are literally like one big family…

The brave and wise Tulsi stated it clearly on Twitter:

“@TulsiGabbard·11h This war and suffering could have easily been avoided if Biden Admin/NATO had simply acknowledged Russia’s legitimate security concerns regarding Ukraine’s becoming a member of NATO, which would mean US/NATO forces right on Russia’s border.”

And today we mark four years after our violent unlawful eviction. Still not heard on merits in the courts. Still in the same stand-by – slow-moving as from my post on 13 February 2022. Four years are not a big change for us adults, but for a child who was 8 and now is 12, it is a third of the life.. and I am sending this responsibility to all our adversaries. This is far from being civil litigation, they conducting it in the most possible oppressive way.

Wish to all of you to stay safe and thanks again for all your support, for sharing our website and signing our petition,

Irina