The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Vilnius was held on July 11 and 12, a few days after the 500e day of the war in Ukraine and the unjustifiable and criminal aggression of Russia. Ukraine’s entry into NATO is postponed by the United States itself, despite calls from warmongers, including the French, who want to do battle with the Russian army. and engage in this conflict.
But this one gets bogged down. The Ukrainian and Russian leaders engage in a war of attrition, on a front line of 900 kilometers. Some speak of a war that could last several years. Western leaders themselves relay this idea to prepare minds for a long-term conflict.
We do not want to relive trench warfare in Europe, with the hovering specter of a nuclear escalation. Already more than 9,000 civilians have been killed according to the United Nations (UN), to which must be added the tens of thousands of dead in combat on both sides and more than 14 million displaced persons. Devastated landscapes, kilometers of trenches, hard fights that remind us of the war of 14-18. They say that history does not repeat itself. But she can stutter.
We must do everything, diplomatically and politically, to quickly put an end to this humanitarian and ecological disaster. Moreover, this war has international consequences. First on the European peoples who bear the costs of this war economy imposed on everyone, with, among other things, inflation as a consequence. In a liberal economy, the people will always be put to contribution for the benefit of the merchants of guns and finance.
Then, heavy threats weigh on the exports of cereals allowed by the agreement concluded in July 2022, suspended Monday, July 17 by Russia. But the supply of wheat to the Horn of Africa, already threatened with famine, largely depends on it. Finally, the possible destabilization of power in Russia would open the door to the unknown for the mastery of the world’s second nuclear arsenal. What nobody, in responsibility, can rejoice.
Hypothesis of a victory deemed uncertain
Let’s not let war escalations get out of control. We are at the crossroads. Either we are counting on a military victory for Ukraine to liberate its territories, a hypothesis today considered highly uncertain, or we are taking another path, admittedly narrow, but capable of avoiding the worst: the search for a political solution and diplomatic.
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