No sane or rational person wants a war! But when Herr Hitler went too far and brought the dogs of war to the world. For his personal grandiose delusions and addiction to power! The free world had no choice than to defend freedom against tyranny! And the axis of evil.

If one doesn't stand up to bullies? All one accomplices is to become a eternal punching bag for the bully.

Did the Ukraine choose war? No they didn't! But war choose them via the whim and caprice of a madman! It's all well and good to sing, give peace a chance. Who would disagree with such fine sentiment? Not I!

But to have peace today all the peace-nicks need do is convince Putin to call off his dogs and negotiate a real deal treaty/end to hostilities.

Standing on a corner singing Cum-by-yar ain't going to cut it or change anything! Nor change the nightmare of a madman with his finger hovering over a red button!
Alan B.

Bronwyn,

Any "election" run by the Russians is a complete joke.

The way the war is going the Ukrainians will retake the Donbas and Crimea. Then we can have a genuine election.

Well said Alan B and shadowminister!

Who starts war, the antagonist or the retaliator ?

Thank you Bronwyn for encouraging the healthy and powerful thoughts being expressed on this topic.
Even a negative outlook can have positive results?
It can help others clarify their own stance?

I think Ukraine has been a spectacular testing ground for the west's new missiles systems, especially against tanks and aircraft.

The latest UK based StarStreak anti-aircraft system which is the fastest and longest range portable system has just been delivered to Ukraine and almost immediately cut a Russian attack helicopter in half before they could even try to deploy anti-missile systems.

The Russians should be thanked for so generously providing such a plethora of targets to allow the west to battle test these systems.

More to come...