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Visit Houston and visit Fort Worth. worth. The Russian invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves throughout the world as videos,

pictures and first-hand accounts of the death, suffering and devastation came out of

the country.

It was as sudden as it was brutal and relentless.

Ukrainian woke up to find themselves plunged into the midst of all

explosions and air-aid sirens ringing out here in Kiev and cities across this country.

There's one. I wonder if you can hear that.

Can you hear that Mark?

There is no reason to believe that they're going to stop anytime soon

and their objective clearly at least to me seems to be

the occupation of my entire country and the destruction of everything that I love.

And whilst it has shown how fragile peace and stability can be in the face of an autocrat.

It's also brought into focus just how reliant Europe is on Russian fossil fuels.

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