You're reading: Vatican Radio: Peace and war – impressions of Ukraine

The image of Ukraine is of a country at war. Yet, in Kyiv, Lviv or Dniepropetrovsk there are no sounds of war. There are no rebels and weapons. It's easy to forget about the conflict in the east - at least until you meet a soldier at the railway station on his way to or from the front. It's interesting that Ukraine tries to promote itself as a country with a developing economy. It tries but it doesn't always succeed.

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