“Completely outrageous that I don’t even know how to express myself” – Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin on Ukraine war

“Completely outrageous that I don’t even know how to express myself” – Olympian Mikaela Shiffrin on Ukraine war

Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic gold medalist skier for The United States of America (USA), shared a heartfelt message about the war Ukraine-Russia. The alpine skier even posted photos of herself and her family of their time in the country when she was younger.

The Colorado native Shiffrin wondered what the point of the war was and appeared to be sickened by the tragic events that have been unfolding over the last couple of weeks.

For those who don’t know, more than 2.5 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded last month as reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday. The IOM spokesman Paul Dillon told The Associated Press that almost 1.5 million refugees have gone to the neighbouring country of Poland and about 116,000 of the refugees are “third-country nationals” and not Ukrainians.

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“My hope is that actions make a difference and end this war” 

Mikaela’s recent Insta post has thus far received more than 80,000 likes along with 1,000 comments.

She wrote: “This war in Ukraine is so completely outrageous that I don’t even know how to express myself. Refugees evacuees, children, and PREGNANT WOMEN are getting bombed and shot down while fleeing THEIR HOMES and HOSPITALS that were invaded. Millions of refugees are leaving their country now… including one million children (according to the UN), making it the biggest conflict to engulf Europe since World War II. Tens of thousands are without food, water, or power.

“All for what? What is the real point? I will not even try to act like I know what should be done, I don’t understand the inner workings of politics and especially not warfare. I have faith that those leading our Nations are working together to take action in every way they can. My hope is that whatever actions are taken— that they make a difference, and end this war.”

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