I used to buy sunflower seed candy (like peanut brittle) from Ukraine, from a local store before Putin invaded their country. I haven't seen it for years now, as well as some sellers on Etsy. I bought some handmade mittens from a Ukrainian lady and now her shop is closed!
Yes, the sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine, together with Russia they produce up to 80% of sunflower oil on the international markets. Big fields of these beautiful flowers are a trademark of the Ukrainian landscape.
The story is that there was an old woman who was handing out sunflower seeds to the Russian soldiers when they first invaded. They asked her why. She said to put them in your pocket so when you are killed more sunflowers will fill our fields.
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