The atrocities on the civilians and corrupt battlefield conduct like executing surrendered soldiers, separates two nations further away. Indeed, the inhumane conduct of the war led for the first time Ukrainian orthodox christians to celebrate Christmas on December 25th instead of January 7th distancing themselves from the Russian heritage.
While Hungary fully supports Israel in its war against Hamas, Turkey accepts Hamas as a liberation group not a terrorist organisation. Even though Hungary is the first EU country to open a trade office in Jerusalem, their trade is just about $0.5 billion. On the other hand Turkish trade with Israel is already quite enhanced and it is $8.9 billion
Yesterday it was the result of Covid pandemia, today it is because of the tensions of the war in Ukraine and tomorrow will be the result of another reason. The problem with describing it as war fatigue is the implication that any kind of peace between Ukraine and Russia will also bring an end to the economic or other difficulties experienced by the West.
European resolve may seem to be loosening, but in the Western media, the danger of the Russian expansion and suffering of the Ukrainians takes back its place
As long as there is a community, there is an authority to impose rules and obligations on the individuals through its institutions. As the community grows so the complexity of the institutions that govern the behaviour of the individuals grows. As the religion gets more systematised through developing more elaborate rituals and dogma, it transforms to an institution that an authority cannot dismiss.
As in every conflict, several different camps around Israel and Hamas. Countries like the US, Qatar and Egypt out of necessity are involved closely in the conflict. However, the majority of the other countries, whether they are sympathetic to the self-defence right of Israel or not, kept a safe distance not to be closely involved, except one country - Turkey.
Political circles in the West that are unwilling to make necessary investment on their military production relentlessly voice their wish for the peace talks. What they do not realise is that President Putin still waits for the most opportune conditions for the negotiations which is the surrender of Ukraine.
History doesn't repeat itself exactly but similarities may be observed. In the past Nazis were torturing, raping and forcibly deporting the people under its occupation. Today Russia is accused of similar atrocities.
Air and sea wars, battles in Donbas and the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Updates for the first weeks of October are analyzed by military expert Tom Cooper
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