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Russian-Ukrainian poet, author and literary critic Maria Galina left Moscow with her husband and two suitcases for the port city of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, at the end of January. There had already been plenty of talk about a potential Russian invasion: “I wanted to be on the other side,” Galina told Newshour’s Tim Franks. Galina, with strong Ukrainian roots and friendships, didn’t want to feel guilty for staying in Russia when the war started. She says it would have left her traumatised her entire life. She also talks about the possible impact of this war on the Ukrainian and Russian language and culture.