Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times; In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected
"I am always amazed by the courage that seemingly average people manifest in war — in this case, not only by Ukrainians, but also by Russians who refuse to buy Putin’s lies, knowing that he is turning them into a pariah nation. So I marvel at the breathtaking courage demonstrated on Monday evening by Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee at Russia’s Channel 1, a state-run television channel, who burst into a live broadcast of Russia’s most-watched news show, yelling, “Stop the war!” and holding up a sign behind the anchorwoman saying, “They’re lying to you here.” She was interrogated and, for the moment, released — probably because Putin feared making her into a martyr.
Marina Ovsyannikova — remember her name. She dared to tell the czar that he had no clothes. What courage.
And finally, wars also reveal extraordinary acts of kindness."
