Your Diplomatic Ties Reek Of The Blood Of Innocent People - April 14th 2025

April 14th 2025

In this poignant episode, Yuriy recounts the tragic death of a young pianist during a missile strike in Sumy. Through this devastating personal loss, Yuriy highlights the relentless terror inflicted by Russian forces and the global indifference that allows it to continue.

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It is April 14. 

A few weeks ago I was in Sumy. There a festival for veterans was held during which they read their works and watched theatrical performances based  on their texts. Both days of a festival were completely packed. I helped organize the fest and brought several veterans there, including my friend who was injured by two mines, about whom I recently told you. At one of the performances was live musical accompaniment. A young woman played the piano wonderfully; she was completely passionate about the music. Literally, unveiling new meanings in the text with her playing. 

And yesterday, she was killed in the center of her hometown. She became one of the 34 people who lost their lives during a missile strike on the center of Sumy. This is just one day and one city, one Russian terrorist attack. It's an immense pain, a terrible, endless horror. I have already lost count of a number of friends, acquaintances, and colleagues who have perished. Every day, someone from among them dies on the front line or in the read due to this insidious Russian terrorist attacks.

And why is this unending? Because Putin and the rest of the Russians see that we will face no repercussions. No one will supply Ukraine with thousands of missiles and hundreds of tanks, nor will anyone provide the weaponry needed to avenge this detestable country properly. No one will completely cut off the channels through which the Russians still obtain the funds to continue the war. Moreover, they will negotiate cooperation and the restoration of diplomatic relations with the Russians. 

Hey, Western enthusiasts of negotiating with thugs and murders, your diplomatic ties reek of the blood of innocent people. They reek of the blood of the pianist from Sumy, of a teacher from Dnipro of the children from Kryvyi Rih- blood paid with your money received through cooperation with Russia, and it's not your blood, but the blood of thousands of people killed all across Ukraine. And the fact that you continue to cooperate with the Russians, that you negotiate while they kill children, only inspires them to commit even more murders. 

This cannot be forgiven. It cannot be forgotten. Living with this unbearable pain is difficult, but it must be done. We live in a very bad world, a world ruled by maniacs and self-obsessed fools. Yet, within our power, we can make it a little better even amidst this hell into which this cursed planet has now the descended. The main thing is not to give up.

Episode Transcript

(00:03):
It is April 14.
A few weeks ago I was in Sumy.
There a festival for veteranswas held during which they read
their works and watched theatricalperformances based on their texts.
Both days of a festivalwere completely packed.
I helped organize the fest and broughtseveral veterans there, including my

(00:25):
friend who was injured by two mines,about whom I recently told you.
At one of the performances waslive musical accompaniment.
A young woman played the pianowonderfully; she was completely
passionate about the music.
Literally, unveiling new meaningsin the text with her playing.

(00:46):
And yesterday, she was killedin the center of her hometown.
She became one of the 34 people wholost their lives during a missile
strike on the center of Sumy.
This is just one day and one city,one Russian terrorist attack.
It's an immense pain, aterrible, endless horror.

(01:06):
I have already lost count of anumber of friends, acquaintances,
and colleagues who have perished.
Every day, someone from among them dieson the front line or in the read due to
this insidious Russian terrorist attacks.
And why is this unending?

(01:26):
Because Putin and the rest of the Russianssee that we will face no repercussions.
No one will supply Ukraine with thousandsof missiles and hundreds of tanks, nor
will anyone provide the weaponry needed toavenge this detestable country properly.
No one will completely cut off thechannels through which the Russians still

(01:49):
obtain the funds to continue the war.
Moreover, they will negotiatecooperation and the restoration of
diplomatic relations with the Russians.
Hey, Western enthusiasts of negotiatingwith thugs and murders, your diplomatic
ties reek of the blood of innocent people.
They reek of the blood of the pianistfrom Sumy, of a teacher from Dnipro

(02:14):
of the children from Kryvyi Rih- bloodpaid with your money received through
cooperation with Russia, and it's notyour blood, but the blood of thousands
of people killed all across Ukraine.
And the fact that you continue tocooperate with the Russians, that you
negotiate while they kill children, onlyinspires them to commit even more murders.

(02:39):
This cannot be forgiven.
It cannot be forgotten.
Living with this unbearable painis difficult, but it must be done.
We live in a very bad world, a worldruled by maniacs and self-obsessed fools.
Yet, within our power, we can makeit a little better even amidst

(03:00):
this hell into which this cursedplanet has now the descended.
The main thing is not to give up.