Diplomats from the US and Ukraine have come up with an outline that could lead to lasting peace. The outline involves a 30-day ceasefire. It is now up to Russia to accept the outline and lay down its arms. The agreement means that the US will resume arms deliveries and intelligence to Ukraine. It…
Today marks the third anniversary of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s brutal full-scale war against Ukraine. Actually, it’s an escalation of a frozen conflict in Donbas that has lasted since 2014. That’s when Putin’s Russia first seized parts of Ukraine through the annexation of the Crimean peninsula and areas in Donbas. The number of people…
It’s been less than an hour since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This gives hope for something more than a six-week agreement. A ceasefire should not be confused with a peace agreement. A ceasefire is when two parties agree to lay down their arms in a given time window. A peace agreement is…
The year 2024 will be remembered as the year of war. Several major conflicts where weapons are in use. Some receive more attention than others. Ukraine and the Middle East have received the most attention. The reason for this is that both of these conflicts have the potential to become something far more than…
Almost 3 years of war is taking its toll on Ukraine’s resources. This is especially true for men of fighting age. Many Ukrainian men between the ages of 25 and 60 do not report for registration. Several thousand Ukrainian men have also managed to leave Ukraine despite being of fighting age. The problem for…
There has been a conflict in the Middle East ever since the state of Israel was established. One year ago, Hamas killed civilians in Israel and took many hostages. Since then, Israel has been engaged in a large-scale operation to wipe out Hamas. Recently, Israel has also focused more and more of its attention…