(HRNW) – Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has not only upended the lives of ordinary Ukrainians and devastated their country. It has also stoked fear and anxiety in places far beyond Ukraine’s borders, altering mindsets, consumer habits and friendships. FRANCE 24 asked its social media followers how a year of war in Ukraine has impacted their daily lives.
Despair, anxiety and unanswered questions about the future state of the world were all common themes among FRANCE 24’s social media followers. Although compared to the distress of the Ukrainian people, the worries of outsiders are minor, many people around the world have struggled psychologically since the war’s outbreak.
An American Twitter user and avid news consumer who wished to remain anonymous said he worried whether the world would ever go back to a “normal state”.
“Who does not have anxiety about this, when Vladimir Putin is constantly rattling his nuclear weapon sabre?” he asked. “Of course, everyone all around the world must hope and believe that he is bluffing, but likewise, we must also worry: What if someday he ISN’T bluffing?”