THIS CANNOT GO ON

[@paulaconway1305]

Thank you to all in Afri. So easy for complacency to set in and we can feel so helpless.

[@varamyrz2920]

If Russia stops fighting _ there will be no war. *If Ukraine stops fighting _ there will be no Ukraine.* I detest NATO as much as the next man, and yes, their aid to Ukraine is self-interested _ but that doesn’t make them incorrect *EVERY* time. This is one of the few times I agree with them. You say *”Let the talking begin”:* Is AFRI really unaware that the USA + other governments (+ for what it’s worth, Dublin) talk to Russia’s foreign minister (Lavrov), and to Russian ambassadors, *EVERY DAY?* If Putin wanted peace talks he has plenty of ways to say so. The war could end tomorrow if Russian forces went home _ with no damage to Russia itself (unlike all the raped Ukrainian women + stolen Ukrainian children whose families will most likely never see them again).

[@coletteohaire6270]

Thank you Afri. We need a new debate a new narrative which reveals how the lust for political and military power has led us yet again into the worst possible scenario: war. We cannot let this continue, when the vast majority of people in the world just want to live in peace.

[@cormacbreatnach8283]

Thank you AFRI. Míle Buíochas a chairde

[@elizabethcullen1160]

Should be compulsory viewing for all government ministers as they flagrantly ignore our constitutional obligation to be peacemakers

[@petemullineaux6269]

All so true - and yet the indifference - or is it powerlessness of the general population is mindboggling. Are we addicted and simply accustomed to war and violence because it''s more exciting - stimulating (like coffee) than humdrum peace, well being, love (like green tea) ???