Larry Williams Drive

How refreshing was Ron Mark this morning? He’s been over in Ukraine with a Christian organisation called the Great Commission Society to see the war for himself and try to convince us back home to do more. He thinks we’ve taken too long to start sending military help and it’s not gone down well internationally. First of all, we only wanted to send humanitarian help like blankets. Then we sent it to the wrong places, Ron reckons, because he didn’t see a single UN or Red Cross worker in the time he criss-crossed Ukraine. And then, by the time we got around to sending lethal help, we were already perceived as reluctant. Which Ron Mark reckons is part of what’s made it difficult for the PM to get some meetings in the US, because Ukraine is top of mind for them and we’re not seen to be doing enough. I'm pleased he said this because I've been confused about why we’re still so slow in helping Ukraine. It seems like such a no-brainer to me. They’re a small country, like we are, being invaded by a bigger country. Sure