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informed about the war outside fundraise for the Ukrainian army. am not sure how we can get there,”
Ukraine. he says.
“People try to spread songs and
“The Russia-Ukraine war is increase their voices not only in Thomas Gnocchi, head of the
very intense right now and there Ukraine but to the world. Some are European Union (EU) Office to
have been many losses. Russians holding concerts and doing music Hong Kong and Macao, says the
occupy a huge city on the east side tours around the world,” he adds. EU stands for Ukraine.
of Ukraine,” the accordion musi-
cian says. The Ukrainian musician, who “The EU has committed a fur-
ther 50 billion Euros to Ukraine to
help funding. Despite the continu-
ing difficulties, additional support
for Ukraine is predictable, and
these steps are playing very impor-
tant roles. We will support Ukraine
in any way possible,” he says.

Gnocchi points out that the
EU has started negotiations with
Ukraine about the membership
of the EU since December 2023,
though the country has yet to be-
come a member.

“There is a large Ukrainian com-
munity in Hong Kong. I hope there
will be a lot of support through
providing shelters for the refugees
or any different kind of ways. This
will really help Ukraine,” he adds.

Tabachyshyn plays the accordion. Sub-edited by Lorraine
Sub-edited by Lorraine
Chiang
has been playing accordion since Chiang
“You never know when you’re he was five, is committed to arous-
going to survive or whether you’re ing awareness of the war to his au-
going to wake up but people have diences.
already got used to that kind of
life,” he adds. “I try to put some messages into
the music I make…, that is to be
Tabachyshyn says that his heard, to be listened to, and make
friends and family in Ukraine are people question,” he says.
fighting the war in their own differ-
ent ways. Some of them are fight- “We want the end of the war.
ing at the frontline, and some other Russians need to pay a lot and jus-
musicians are holding concerts to tice should be there after all, but I