Today, in solidarity with Ukraine I’m posting this traditional Ukrainian song - Vesnyanka (Ukrainian Spring Song) - by B & B Project a Ukrainian folk duo. B & B stands for Bandura and Button Accordian. 
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Really wonderful together! What is that instrument called that the lady is playing? It makes such a beautiful sound!!
Redheadedgammy
Level 9
Feb 26, 2022
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A Bandura.
@Marionville Thank you! Gotta go look that up and read about it. 
I love it. What is she playing? A type of zither?
rogerbenham
Level 8
Feb 26, 2022
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Yesβ¦itβs in the title of the group as I detailedβ¦.B & B = Bandura & Button Accordian.
@Marionville Sorry M, should have read more.
@MaryChristmas A bandura (Ukrainian: Π±Π°Π½Π΄ΡΜΡΠ°) is a Ukrainian, plucked string, folk instrument. It combines elements of the zither and lute and, up until the 1940s, was also often referred to by the term kobza. Early instruments (c. 1700) had 5 to 12 strings and similar to the lute. In the 20th century, the number of strings increased initially to 31 strings (1926), then to 56 strings - 68 strings on modern 'concert' instruments (1954).[2]
Letβs not forget that under Obama, the Ukraine government gave up their nuclear weapons with the promise of 100% US military support if they were ever attacked.
100% is far from what they are currently getting.
CourtJester
Level 7
Feb 26, 2022
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I must correct youβ¦they gave up their nuclear weapons in 1994, so I think your reckoning about who was US president is off a bit!
@Marionville
I stand corrected. You are right. It was Clinton. I recalled it being talked about when I was in the Marines and thought it was under Obama.
They still arenβt getting the support they were promised though.
@CourtJester Noβ¦I think they shouldβve fast tracked them into NATO when the intelligence was clear for several years what Putinβs plan was.
I think it bears noting that neither Clinton nor Obama blocked a congressionally mandated payment of a $400 billion in an attempt to coerce the Ukrainian government into supporting fabricated scandals to influence the outcome of the 2016 US presidential election. Have we forgotten who did that?
@Deb57 but Russia didnβt invade the Ukraine under Trump. Thatβs what matters
@CourtJester explain how that matters. I would just love to see you rationalize that.
@Deb57 Trump was better and kept folks in line with little more than a tweet
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