But as they say, what goes around comes around. And so all those Ukrainians who jump the queue of different coloured people, get through the Shehyni–Medyka border crossing, and take at least one day and one night to get Calais on their way to Albion,
are being denied entry to UK as an indirect consequence of new visa policies aimed at reducing as much as possible an Ukrainian diaspora to Britain. Welcome in the old Europe. |
Ivan Alekseevich Vladimirov, In the queue for bread. First World War, before 1947. Courtesy of WikiArt. |
Indian physician and International Master of chess Anwesh Upadhyaya shared with the The Indian Express his fears and apprehensions at being stuck in his apartment alone in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, where he is doing his apprenticeship as a gastroenterologist at one of the city hospitals. With the city under siege — and with a curfew being called until Monday — it is almost inevitable to fall prey to bad thoughts, although for now he still has enough to eat. “The Indian Embassy has asked people to stay indoors and not go out”, Upadhyaya said, in the hope that sooner or later they may “ensure a safe evacuation”, by a flight which he and many his compatriots are anxiously wishing. As for power and potable water supply, “so far everything is working fine by God’s grace”, he said. Photo: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters. |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy’s face can be seen on a TV as it broadcasts CNN from a top room inside the White House in Washington, D.C., United States. Photo: Leah Millis/Reuters. |
