One year on, Ukrainians in Canada reflect on Russia’s war: ‘You feel like a traitor’
In March 2022, the Canadian government opened up a program with the potential to welcome millions of Ukrainians fleeing the war.
“I lost contact with them on March 1. That was the last day I spoke to my dad, and I don’t remember what I said,” Kuznetsova told Global News. On May 19, 2022, Kuznetsova was able to bring her mother to Vancouver with help from the Canadian embassy. Kuznetsova’s mother spent two weeks in the Vancouver General Hospital before she was brought home but succumbed to cancer on July 10, 2022.
“It feels like you’re watching your family being murdered online every day,” she said. “It’s like two parallel universes. You look around and everything is so normal, but you’re constantly glued to your phone to see what’s happening, reading about what’s being bombed.”Her group chat with friends from home that used to be filled with gossip on who’s getting divorced or having a child has turned into messages of terror about bombings and the losses of loved ones.
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