Andrii Pobihai wore his army uniform to the funeral in Bucha, even though he has retired. He was one of about 40 people to brave the freezing temperatures and air-raid sirens on Wednesday to say goodbye to his friend, who had died of a heart attack at the age of 48 after serving more than 10 years in the military.
Pobihai, who held a red carnation in his weathered hand, said he was disgusted by what US president Donald Trump had said only hours earlier: that this war with Russia was somehow Ukraine’s fault. He wondered what those comments portended, after a day of negotiations on ending the war that included high-level representatives from the United States and Russia, but none…