TED Talk: The Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things in Ukraine

TED TALK: THE ORDINARY PEOPLE DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS IN UKRAINE Oleksandra Matviichuk

This is not just a war between two states. This is a war between two systems: authoritarianism and democracy. Oleksandra Matviichuk

Immediately after the invasion, international organizations evacuated their personnel. So it was ordinary people who supported those in the combat Oleksandra Matviichuk zone.

People in Ukraine want peace more than anyone else. But peace doesn't come when the country which was invaded stops fighting. That's not peace. That's Oleksandra Matviichuk occupation.

Justice shouldn't be dependent on how and when this war will end. We cannot wait. The global approach to war crime justice needs to be changed. We must establish a special tribunal now Oleksandra Matviichuk and hold Putin, Lukashenko and other war criminals accountable.

I have been working with the law for many years, and I know for sure when you can't rely on legal mechanisms, you can still rely, Oleksandra Matviichuk and always rely on people.

We are used to thinking in categories of states and interstate organizations, but ordinary people have much more impact than they can even Oleksandra Matviichuk imagine.

I have been working with the law for many years, and I know for sure when you can't rely on legal mechanisms, you can still rely, Oleksandra Matviichuk and always rely on people.

The war turned people into numbers. Because the scale of war crimes grows so large, that it becomes impossible to recognize all the stories... People are not Oleksandra Matviichuk numbers.

We must ensure justice for all, regardless who the victims are, their social position, the type and level of cruelty they endured, and if international organizations or Oleksandra Matviichuk media are interested in their case.