Russia-Ukraine: The obvious outcome

Nobody should be surprised that Putin and the Russian army have invaded, not supported, the Ukraine provinces, on the flimsy logic that they are independent, by his decree, and want to return to the once-great Russian empire. The next obvious concern, after dealing with the rest of Ukraine, will be about what happens in Taiwan. […]

Nobody should be surprised that Putin and the Russian army have invaded, not supported, the Ukraine provinces, on the flimsy logic that they are independent, by his decree, and want to return to the once-great Russian empire.

The next obvious concern, after dealing with the rest of Ukraine, will be about what happens in Taiwan. Will China be emboldened by the feeble protests and actions of the rest of the world’s countries? 

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The reality is that nobody wants to get into a real, possibly nuclear war, with either of these superpowers. The other superpower, the U.S.A. is hopefully sensible enough to avoid an all-out war. There are plenty of other conflicts that could break out with the neighbouring countries around India or the possibility of a forced reunification of the two Koreas.

How many more people have to die on the actions of another tyrant? Surely, we have reached a stage where the world can live in peace and concentrate on real issues including the COVID-19 pandemic, famines, refugees, and natural disasters.

As a teacher would say “We Can do better.” It’s about time we all made that effort. 

Dennis Fitzgerald writes from Melbourne, Australia