Kyiv Road is coming to London and we were at Trafalgar Square last night to hear the news. At a vigil arranged by the US Embassy and Westminster Council to mark the first anniversary of the Ukraine war, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and actor Dame Helen Mirren, right, formed an unlikely duo.
Dame Helen read a translation of Serhiy Zhadan’s poem Take Only What Is Most Important and ended her remarks with a rallying cry: “Peace for Ukraine! Democracy for Ukraine! Freedom for Ukraine!” Ukrainian rock band Antytila and the country’s 2016 Eurovision winner Jamala performed. “I see everyone with Ukrainian flags and I’m proud. It makes me cry,” Arsenii, a Ukrainian student, said. “We’re not getting enough ammunition as quickly as we need,” said Irka Pavnuk.
