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The Ukraine war taking place in all our hearts

A war happening far away, to people we don’t know, gives us a choice: We can look away; or we can step up to learn, care and take a stand.

The war is being fought on multiple battle fronts, says the writer. There are three discernible ones: the military, the geopolitical and the personal. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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The war in Ukraine may seem like a far away event to most of us in Singapore without direct ties to the country or its people.

But in other ways, it is also a war about issues close to home, that matter to Singapore.

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