Ex Libris, your anger and frustration with the impotence of the UN is understandable and warrranted: you are justified in asserting that the UN is meant to act as peacemaker and step in to protect nations from aggressors, and it's ironic that those they feed are victims of not just famine, but corrupt regimes. The Markles trivialised, even bastardised the true meaning and value of freedom,; hopefully like M.M. said we take ideals for granted, but countries like the Ukraine and people like the Ukrainians we admire because they 'walk the talk' and show us the importance of fighting for FREEDOM.
It is very wrong 'to bomb a peaceful country', especially when no declaration of war is made. Moreover, what 'crime' or offence, did Ukraine commit to legitamise the Russian invasion? If Russia is now calling the 'military operation' a war, what does does that mean?
The Ukrainian people must be admired and encouraged; these brave people continue to fight their aggressor Putin for the freedom, dignity and identity they are entitled to, qualities which we in the west frequently take for granted (or at least I sometimes do).
Ex Libris, your anger and frustration with the impotence of the UN is understandable and warrranted: you are justified in asserting that the UN is meant to act as peacemaker and step in to protect nations from aggressors, and it's ironic that those they feed are victims of not just famine, but corrupt regimes. The Markles trivialised, even bastardised the true meaning and value of freedom,; hopefully like M.M. said we take ideals for granted, but countries like the Ukraine and people like the Ukrainians we admire because they 'walk the talk' and show us the importance of fighting for FREEDOM.
It is very wrong 'to bomb a peaceful country', especially when no declaration of war is made. Moreover, what 'crime' or offence, did Ukraine commit to legitamise the Russian invasion? If Russia is now calling the 'military operation' a war, what does does that mean?
The Ukrainian people must be admired and encouraged; these brave people continue to fight their aggressor Putin for the freedom, dignity and identity they are entitled to, qualities which we in the west frequently take for granted (or at least I sometimes do).