UW-Milwaukee professor Maria Haigh, who was born and raised in Ukraine, likened the current Russia-Ukraine tension to Nazi Germany occupying Kiev, Ukraine; the country’s capitol, in 1941. “People are expecting Nazi to come,” Haigh said. “Kiev was occupied in 1941 with German occupation and now this is what’s happening again.” She said traffic is much worse in Kiev, gas stations are running out gas and ATMs are running out of money. But that doesn’t mean citizens are bolting the country. “I’m amazed how calm and how defiant they are,” Haigh said. “The main message is that they’re not leaving because...
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