I congratulate President Zelensky. He is now respected.

March 16, 2022
By Meredith Deliso

The mayor (click here) of an occupied Ukrainian city allegedly kidnapped by Russian forces last week has been freed, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was freed from captivity in a "special operation," according to Kirilo Timoshenko, an advisor to Ukraine's presidential office. Timoshenko did not provide any further details....

Kidnapping is not an unusual way for Russia to get their own spies back from other countries. Currently, the USA has some Americans in Russian prisons. The reason is always espionage or some sort of recording that is not approved by the USA. A retired military man went to Russia to attend a wedding and was accused of spying. Why? Because he has a military background.

One adverse aspect of trading POWs is that Putin will put them back into warfare. But, in this case, their capture and release will bring word back to an unwitting Russia.

A couple of thoughts about the health and well being of the Ukriane people. The most morbid aspect of disease in Ukraine at this point is that it could add to the war dead if they can't get adequate medical treatment. Additionally, the countries receiving the refugees need help in achieving health and well being for the refugess. There were many elderly persons being assisted to safety. They are not used to this level of physical activity and will need rest and health examinations at their final destination. The people with pre-existing conditions are going to impact the countries sponsoring the refugees. It is imperative the health of the country receving the war refugees are also maintaining the health of their own people, too.

This is just a horrible mess in so many ways.

15 March 2022

By Leslie Roberts

Adding to the brutal, immediate effects of Russia’s invasion, (click here) the Ukrainian people are facing an onslaught of infectious diseases. Some threats — such as the spread of COVID-19 — are immediate, as people huddle in basements, subway stations and temporary shelters to protect themselves from bombardments. Without adequate water and sanitation, cases of diarrhoeal diseases are certain to rise. The risk of polio and measles outbreaks is high. And as health facilities and roads are reduced to rubble, access to diagnostic services and treatments for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS is being interrupted, which will add to their already sky-high burden.

“I am very, very worried for Ukraine. First and foremost, that this may lead to a long-term conflict that will completely destroy the health system,” says Lucica Ditiu, a Romanian physician and the executive director of the Stop TB Partnership in Geneva, Switzerland. The crisis comes atop the devastation wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic, during which access to immunizations and essential health services plunged....

The release of the mayor is very good news and occurred quickly so his health did not deteriorate. While the kidnappings seems a bother the fact is that people in prison in Russia can risk their lives if their stay is very long. For that reason, neutral parties are asked to pay a visit to the jailed person to be sure their needs are being met.

But, congratulations is definitely in order. This is a sign of respect for the President of Ukraine. Let's hope the peace talks go as well.

The highest moral authority in the world has ruled the Russian invasion as genocide of the Ukraine people.

"The Nuclear Shadows of Hiroshima" (click here)

What does the world do with a liar that has access to nuclear weapons?

This is not about communism and it's potential merits, this is about a country that has nuclear weapons and uses the threat of using those weapons to justify genocide. Can the international family of nations continue to cower to the threats of Vladimir Putin? I think not. The Russian people know now that Putin is a danger to them as well. Any such use of the ultimate weapon of a genocide, a nuclear detonation, would trigger a response against the country launching a First Strike. There would be dead on both sides and the idea of morality dissolves to dust and shadows of nuclear radiation. 

Perhaps the nuclear shadows of Hiroshima was word from God as to the tears shed for those that were innocent and never wanted war.

There is no doubt Vladimir Putin is the one person carrying out an ideological war with no basis in morality. This can end. It can end well, if the Russian people demand an end to the genocide being committed by the Russian military.

The world can end a threat by securing nuclear weapons from the face of humanity in demands to enforce of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Non-Proliferation Treaty can be a document that ends the possession of missiles that can carry nuclear warheads into the air, environment and even into space. This is possible if mankind steps back from the precipice of self-annihilation.

The United Nations high court has ruled the Russian invasion a genocide. The moral authority of all countries has provided great insight to the definiton of genocide and ruled against a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Russia cannot veto the World Couirt.

Every sanction is justified. Every life giving food, water and medicine is vital to arrive to the Ukrainian people. The munitions delivered to President Zelensky are instruments of global morality that has judged Putin's Russia as a rouge country carrying out the slaying of human beingss that he hates.

Russia cannot hide from this judgement and there is no reliquishment of one inch of Ukrainian soil at the peace table. Russia is immoral in it's intentions and must stop this slaughter of innocent people. NATO and all allies of the United States have No FEAR of their role now in achieving peace or in demanding the end of this attempted annihilation of Ukraine and it's people.

The only question before the world is how to stop Putin's Russia in ending this slaughter and genocide? It has to end. The matter is, when?

Putin's answer to the judgement is more deaths of innocent people fleeing and hiding away from their impending death. (click here)

March 16, 2022
By Molly Quell

The United Nations’ top court (click here) has ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine, granting measures requested by Kyiv, although many are skeptical that Russia will comply

The Hague, Netherlands -- The United Nations’ highest court on Wednesday ordered Russia to stop hostilities in Ukraine, granting measures requested by Kyiv although many are skeptical that Russia will comply.

Two weeks ago, Ukraine asked the International Court of Justice - also known as the World Court - to intervene, arguing Russia violated the 1948 Genocide Convention by falsely accusing Ukraine of committing genocide and using that as a pretext for the ongoing invasion.

“The Russian Federation shall immediately suspend the special military operations it commenced on 24 February 2022,” the court’s president, U.S. judge Joan E. Donoghue, said. Countries who refuse to abide by court orders can be referred to the U.N. Security Council, where Russia holds veto power.

Still, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed it as a major victory....

Mariupol

Relentless bombing (click here) has lead to the destruction of it. Currently, there is a hospital under Russian occupation used as a human shield to prevent attack. 

Human shields are a war crime. 

Civilians are off limits in most treaties of war and peace, yet, to Putin it is just another day of killing insurgents. Babies are insurgents?  Putin is full of hate.

Rather than taking civlians as human shields, the Russian military should set down their weapons and surrender. No one is attacking Russia. It is time the Russian military end it's false flag assault.

The living seek to evacute others still alive. But, the work so intense and demanding that the dead lay in the streets. Below is from "Al Jazeera English".

Close the skies over Ukraine.

         Posturing for peace does not stop invasions by Putin's Russia

President Volodymyr Zelensky is asking for a united effot today and for tomorrow. He is looking at the issue of how the world protects from wars, disease, climate and natural disasters. He literally wants a reaction force of nations at the ready to stop catastrophe of all kinds without disasterous time lapses. His view is that of the world and not that of The West or the USA. These are countries that need the same efforts that are known to Americans. It is an embrace of life, freedom and democracy.

President Zelensky asks for more sanctions that will be felt by the Russian Duma and the Russian people. It is appropriate. This attack by Russia is destroying the land and killing innocent people. 

Persident Zelensky wants to defend his country and is asking for the methods of weaponry. He is not asking for soldiers. He is asking for supplies for his military to use to end the Russian assault. Ukraine is at an immense disadvantage to oppose Russia. Russia must be stopped in Ukraine. If it is not stopped it will continue to move against NATO. There is no doubt Russia is at NATO's doorstep. It is foolish to ignore the obvious.

Ukraine needs food, water, medicine as well as all the military needs. Today, there is a reporting of the death of ten civilians standing in line to receive food. The killing is merciless. There are dearly few options for the Free World. We provide help at all levels and end the idea of The West is weak and unresolved to it's values or face this assault again by Putin and his allies. 

Russia is coming for The West. Now is the time to stop the assualt that is assured to happen in the future.