You can’t take responsibility for others

A sobering truth amidst this crisis.

Perhaps the hardest thing I had to come to terms with since this crisis started is how to approach my family. Yes, I know, I am not Ukrainian. I am Russian. My country is the aggressor. My country is the big fat bully with an aging lunatic in the control room. It seems as if the problems of Russians — caused by the sanctions — are minuscule compared to what the Ukrainians have to suffer each day. I know all of that. And yet…