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Saturday, February 12, 2022

Is World War 3 Imminent? The Inside Story (Part 3)


Maybe you’ve asked yourself – "Are we going into World War 3? With all the news and drums of war looming everywhere."

The world will always be ruled by those who have powers. Those who don’t would be spectators or slaves. And at this time, it is not just good to sit and watch. It is important to learn so as to be relevant and understand how the world game is played.

Somebody said – “why are you discussing politics?” I said “because politics affects many things you do.” He said “how?” I said “just look at what you do now, and you will see politics.” 

I guess what people don’t want to discuss is how bad the politicians are, not the politics itself. Because I have found out that because of this negligence attitude, a lot of people are ignorant about politics and just leave things in the hands of people who they think are not good.

If you want to change something, the best way to go about it is to first educate yourself about that thing before you change it. Politics is not bad, but the people who play it may be. Politics is not a one-man show or something for just some group of people, but politics is for everybody, because it affects everybody.

Take for instance, if the President of your country decides to increase the pump price of gas today, won’t it affect every citizen of your country? No matter how you want to seclude yourself from politics, it would affect you one way or the other. 

If there is political conflict like what we have now between Russia and Ukraine, won’t it affect every sector? Practically every sector would feel the heat, including the educational sector, health, economy, security, infrastructure, business, entertainment, name it! Every sector would definitely be affected. This is more reason why you should keep yourself abreast of what is going on in your country and be educated about politics. We cannot overemphasize this.

Now to the current situation of what is happening between Ukraine and Russia. It is now clear that Ukraine wants to detach itself from Russia and wants to claim its sovereignty by all means. Being an independent country, it has the right to make its own decision by itself and choose whatever group or organization it wishes to join. 

But Russia, on the other hand, is saying "Ukraine is my little sister, and I don’t want to leave her to my opponent."


More so, when this could consequentially lead Russia to spending more money on military and defence, because if NATO should be at its neighborhood, it would have to increase its military strength, so as to prepare for any imminent attack.

By and large, this is a political stalemate and both countries are at a critical crossroads. But what we hope is that they would reach a compromise that would favor both parties. It may not make sense to settle the conflict with war.

Nobody wants war. But the truth is, sometimes some people want to fight to claim their right or show who is superior. But we hope this current conflict between Russia and Ukraine won’t lead to war and they would both settle the matter amicably.

We want better nations. We want better people.

Here is what Sophia, one Ukrainian lady said about Russia-Ukraine conflict - https://youtu.be/_z9RZtZoi_k

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Friday, February 4, 2022

What Would Happen If Russia Invades Ukraine – The Inside Story (Part 2)


I recently watched a documentary where the narrator described how invading Ukraine would look like. He said Russian troops would surround Ukraine borders that are close to Russia and Russian allies and use military power to win the state, and gradually penetrate inside to win more states till it reach the capital city, Kiev to install a pro-russian President. 

By that means, Russia would make Ukraine a Federal Republic where each state would be independent and power would be decentralized from the capital city, Kiev. And so, Ukraine would no longer be a sovereign state, but each state would have its own sovereign leadership and if it is overruled by Russian army, it would be pro-russian. 

So, Ukraine would be split into parts. Some part would belong to Russia, and some part would belong to Western Europe. 

Though, that might sound like a herculean task, it is not impossible. 


Perhaps, what Russian troop would most likely want to do is to make the western community realize that they are overstepping their boundary. And it’s better to keep to their business. And don’t think of Ukraine, joining NATO or EU, because they don’t want them as their neighbors. 

But NATO and EU kept insisting that every nation has its own right to decide what it wants. Probably, Russia might not have bothered if Ukraine wasn’t its neighbor or share some crucial ties with it. But that's not the case. NATO and EU want to play Ukraine into the hands of Russia. Instead of them settling the matter amicably, they are showing their egos and Veto powers and threatening Russia with sanctions.

I'm not pro-Russia or pro-EU, but I'm pro-justice. Let there be justice and fairness in everything. We need to understand from the two sides if we want to solve the problem. Everybody is selfish in their own way, but we can manage that selfishness to let it not harm other people. 


The matter is not yet late. Again, what we hope is that, the matter would be resolved amicably, and both parties would reach a comprise that would favor the citizens of both countries and the entire world. 

We don't need war against each other. We need war against poverty, pandemics and pollutions in our environment, which is causing serious climate change. 


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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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