Russian ruthless slaughter of innocent Ukrainians
Editor: of the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper:
While Vladimir Putin threatens the Western world, with nuclear war, the Russian military indiscriminately slaughters the children, women and elderly of Ukraine.
For years, NATO and European Union leaders have administered lukewarm sanctions and slaps on the wrist in response to Putin's cyber mischief, annexations and collaborative killing. Those leaders are reacting to the current invasion with more stringent sanctions and pious condemnation. Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, has termed the murder of civilians "unacceptable." What a pathetic response!
By making yet another region of the world unlivable, Putin contributes to the overcrowding of the declining number of livable areas, eventually affecting every corner of the planet. While the extent to which sanctions deter monstrous dictators remains unclear, it is certain that harsh economic repression destroys and disrupts the lives of the most vulnerable everywhere.
If they have not already done so, America's leaders should school themselves in the lessons of 1939. They should stop taking counsel of their fears and demand that NATO create a "no-fly" zone for Russian aircraft over Ukraine. Do the right thing, now!
John Clem, Edinburg, Virginia in Shenandoah County
While Vladimir Putin threatens the Western world, with nuclear war, the Russian military indiscriminately slaughters the children, women and elderly of Ukraine.
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| Russia is guilty of War Crimes. Full Stop! |
For years, NATO and European Union leaders have administered lukewarm sanctions and slaps on the wrist in response to Putin's cyber mischief, annexations and collaborative killing. Those leaders are reacting to the current invasion with more stringent sanctions and pious condemnation. Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations, has termed the murder of civilians "unacceptable." What a pathetic response!
By making yet another region of the world unlivable, Putin contributes to the overcrowding of the declining number of livable areas, eventually affecting every corner of the planet. While the extent to which sanctions deter monstrous dictators remains unclear, it is certain that harsh economic repression destroys and disrupts the lives of the most vulnerable everywhere.
If they have not already done so, America's leaders should school themselves in the lessons of 1939. They should stop taking counsel of their fears and demand that NATO create a "no-fly" zone for Russian aircraft over Ukraine. Do the right thing, now!
John Clem, Edinburg, Virginia in Shenandoah County
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