Dear Alex

LEARN FROM HISTORY!

With your military background you have something to contribute to ending this dangerous impasse between Russia and the Europeans.  Even neutral Switzerland is weakening, slightly, I have just read.  There must be compromise with no semblance of either victory or defeat for either side.  Our side's very provocative, overbearing conceit must be reined in, I think.

We failed to nip in the bud German, justifiable anger, in the years after the folly of the Treaty of Versailles and the even greater stupidity of the 1914 war.

We failed to nip in the bud Russian anger at the very one sided, unbalanced situation after the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall and ensuing events.  The MAD of the Cold War and even MADDER ever since!

The article, below, is what a retired CoE vicar sent me - and, his question is pertinent and challenging.  I have just added a further two short sentences at the end of my penultimate paragraph of my blog post,

The Revolution of Dignity led to today's Russia/Ukraine War - found at the foot, below.

Tim Weller

FORWARDED:

Thanks Tim.

Leading experts warned NATO expansion would lead to conflict. Why did no one listen? — Analysis - Mass News

Some of the evidence is given above.

But how to move forward now?

Best wishes,

John