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Saturday, January 29, 2022

What the Heck Putin Wants From Ukraine? The Inside Story (Part 1)


I hope you’re not surprised that I’m discussing politics. Though I’m not a politician yet, but I’m very much interested in politics, because I know how crucial it is in our society. You will believe with me that everything in our world today is ruled by politics. If you are not sure, look at the location where you are, and you will see politics at work. The economy, the security, the infrastructure, the people’s welfare – mention it! are all determined by the politics of a nation.

Now, to the topic, what does President Putin want from Ukraine? The simple answer is his territory. He wants to keep his territory. And since Ukraine is part of his territory, he wants Ukraine. But how? Ukraine is an independent nation, why would Putin want Ukraine? To understand this, let’s look a bit of history.

We all know Ukraine was part of the formal Soviet block since 1922. But in 1991, it became independent alongside with other Soviet States. But these States are still connected in a way. They still have the old ties that bond them together, including economic supports and military alliance. And also, most of the people have the same ancestral origin. They are Slavic people. In fact, President Putin has once said - "Russians and Ukrainians are one people."

And major developments took place during the Soviet Era in many of the old Soviet States which included Ukraine. And Russia was the major stakeholder in this, with the capital of the Union being Moscow.

Recently, I was talking with my Ukrainian friend, and he said – “I understood Putin very well. He has the right course. Though he’s not good or bad to me, but I think he has a good claim for what he’s fighting for, because most of the developments in Ukraine were done during the old Soviet days. And it was the joint efforts of the Soviet citizens that built most of the old buildings, metros, industries, technology and other infrastructures in Ukraine. So, Russia has made a lot of investments in Ukraine than to just give it out like that to its opponent.”



I understood what my friend was talking about.

Now, that Ukraine is planning to join European Union and NATO, it’s giving a bad signal to Russia because Russia doesn’t want any NATO member to be close to its border. It wants to protect its territory. NATO is essentially a military alliance, which if Ukraine becomes a member, it would have some of NATO army in its country, which is a red flag for Russia. So Putin wants to do everything in his power to make sure he protects his territory by all means and avoid any western invasion into his neighborhood.

We know right from when nations were established in about four to five centuries ago, that they all have their different core values that their nations were built on and they stuck to. We know the West is essentially a capitalist system and the East is essentially a communist/socialist system. So, these two systems have different core values and political agenda. And both are opposition to each other. So, now it makes sense that Putin, on sighting that Ukraine is planning to join EU and NATO, he’s planning to invade it and prevent its opposition from entering into its territory.

So far, there have been discussions, both political and otherwise, about the tension that is building up at the Ukraine borders and the imminent invasion of the Russian troops into Ukraine. What we hope is that the matter would be resolved amicably and both parties would reach a comprise that would favor development and progress in our nations and the world at large.

S.O PIENS
January, 2022.
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Saturday, January 22, 2022

Be An Author Challenge (Part 22) –The Stories I've Never Shared


The more I come across people’s stories, the more I want to hear those stories. It is just so amazing. Imagine the number of people in the world, everyone with different stories and experiences about life. How lovely is it to hear people share their story. From the good ones to the bad ones, and to the surprising ones, and to the devastating ones. Different people, different stories. Stories in life make life interesting.

I love the courage that people have to share their stories and how they allow others to learn from them.  We would never be tired of hearing stories. Stories make the world go around. And we value people and life because of them. 

In these past few days, I've come across stories that were shocking to hear. And I wondered if it's the same world that I'm in, that those people are too. It's really an eye-opening adventure, and getting to  understand about life and people.

I’ve got couple of personal stories I would love to share any time, any day.

1. The story of how I was poisoned and almost died in the hospital and had a surgical operation for over 7 hours.

2. The story of how I had delay with my university admission and thought of committing suicide.

3. The story of how my father died, and there was no hope or help from anywhere.

4. The story of how I came to Ukraine with a group of medical students despite all oppositions.

5. The story of my 10 years in medical school.

6. The story of how I struggled with masturbation.

7. The story of how I started my food business, and

8. The story of how I met my future wife.

And more stories would be coming up. Just don’t laugh! You can share yours. In the mean time, I planned to document all of these stories and share them with those that will need them in the future. 

Have a great time.

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The Way of the Superior Man (PDF And Audiobook)

Download The Book (PDF), Here https://cp.sync.com/file/3512341564/view/doc

Listen to the Audiobook, Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37liejyJk_Y&ab_channel=S.OPIENS


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