Can you help Ukraine and democracy by drinking champagne?
“Maybe — with the project Victoire de la dignité. It’s been a week of ups and downs for world politics and the progress of democracy. Unusual words here on a wine magazine. The EU has opened accession talks with Ukraine. It has done the same thing with Moldova. Good news. Congratulations, Moldova and Ukraine. (We have previously written quite a bit on Moldovan wines; see here.)”
“However, both Ukraine and Moldova are still under threat from Russia. And, as a consequence, so is Western democracy.”
“The bad news was that Viktor Orban, Hungary’s Prime Minister and Putin’s friend in the EU, blocked a new aid package for Ukraine.”
“But there are still things we can do to support Ukraine. For example, we can buy a bottle of champagne specifically created to help one of Ukraine’s military hospitals in Kyiv, created by Mariia Didkovska in the project she calls Victory of Dignity, “Victoire de la dignité”. If all goes well, we can then, one day, toast the victory of Ukraine and the defeat of Russian aggression in a glass of champagne.”
Read more in Per’s article on BKWine Magazine, originally published on Forbes: Drink champagne and support Ukraine | Per on Forbes.
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