Russia-Ukraine war, the testimony of an Italian in Kiev: “I am staying here, loyal to a country that has hosted me for 20 years”
“Instinct and intuition tell me that unfortunately this will not be a quiet night”. The smell of Eleonora TrivignoItalian, Matera of origin, in Kiev for twenty yearsis the same as the compatriots but also the Ukrainians who remained in vigilant waiting in their city homes during the night to follow the evolution of the conflict.
The determination and stubbornness of Eleonora, graduated in Central Eastern European history and responsible for economic and commercial relations with Italy of an international company based in Kiev, however, they are the legacy of those Lucanian origins that she brought with her to Ukraine as well and that now push her not to abandon the land that “hosted” her as she underlined for twenty years.
“I can’t imagine putting two things in my suitcase and leaving here – he tells Agi – I have family, friends here and, despite the gravity of the situation, I intend to to stay here, also to try to lend a hand or simply out of loyalty to a country that has hosted me for 20 years. ”Thus, the appeals to return from the family in Italy remained unheard.
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