You cannot escape it. Talking to soldiers. Talking to people from OSCE who are monitoring safety in the area of Mariupol. You start talking about the war and about military strategies. And I hear myself talking in a conversation, even though I really have no expertise on it. I parrot some people, and I listen and ask questions.

I remember playing the game of Risk with friends. And another board game  called Diplomacy was our favourite. Back then we always were arguing about the Black See as well…