Bakhmut and the oceans

Drones have many applications and are extremely useful. Those who not so long ago spoke of the new professions and pointed stubbornly to that of drone pilot were right. In Ukraine, two applications are being used: one, enormously and effectively destructive, the other, to show in detail the grisly destruction of towns and cities. When we are shown what the Ukrainians and Russians want us to see, with information and propaganda as a key strategy in their operational approach, a deep shudder runs through every conscience and a sense of revulsion at the efforts of human beings to create killing machines overflows.  

Bakhmut is the new symbol of the martyrdom of a numantine resistance against the Russian invader, which has historical antecedents such as Stalingrad, against the Nazis. Today the roles have been reversed and it is the Russians who are the invading aggressors. There are many other villages, places razed to the ground and thousands of lives cut short by the ambition of a cold and calculating politician who faces the consequences of his mistakes that have severely damaged millions of people around the world. Many believe in diplomacy as a solution to the conflict, but do not demand the withdrawal of the Russian invader.  

Putin and Zelenski can be convinced that sooner or later they will have to negotiate an end to the conflict, which at the moment looks rather unpredictable. We are moving by signs and signals. In India, on the occasion of the summit of Foreign Ministers of the G20 countries, the most developed in the world, a brief meeting was held between Blinken and Lavrov, with no new results that we are aware of. The American assured the Russian that support for Ukraine would be maintained as long as necessary. And the Russian said that NATO support was keeping the war going. Meetings of this kind allow for meetings without the need for official minutes or a prior agenda, which is usually quite useful when it comes to exchanging ideas and bringing approaches closer together. The meeting between the Russian and Chinese ministers may have further repercussions, which we will learn more about over time. Chinese President Xi Jinping is consolidating his power in the structures of his regime and may be a key factor in the search for a solution. China's military budget increase does not invite optimism.  

However, in this turbulent world we live in, we can hold on to a historic agreement. Humans are not so mad as to want to destroy each other and there is room to protect the oceans and marine biodiversity in international waters. The UN succeeds after 15 years of negotiations and it is because the countries that make up the UN wanted it to. Let's hope it doesn't take so long with Ukraine.