We have just marked the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Foreign leaders gathered in Kyiv to commemorate the invasion and pledge continued support to Ukraine.
President Zelensky has estimated that 46,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, 380,000 wounded, and 35,000 are missing in action, likely dead.
The scale of loss is the biggest in the living memory of most people in western nations. The Russian invasion has brought to a prosperous, free European country, death, destruction, displacement, trauma, and the loss of health, life and peace.
Called to serve: The heart of leadership
Today I want to talk about service. This word is baked into the public institutions which our society is built …