Ripples In A Teacup

Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, I had harboured a faint hope that patriotic Russian army officers would raise up against Putin and call off the Ukraine War. Unfortunately, yesterday’s insurrection was started by the Wagner Chieftain, a man much more evil than Putin, and after some mutual posturing, both parties have pulled back. Thanks to a deal brokered by Putin’sally Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko , Putin is now free to continue his fight against Ukraine. However, he no longer has Wagner at his beck and call and the Ukrainians are now on the offensive, which is apparently going slowly . What next? As long as Putin is able to sell his oil at any price , he can continue his war. However, if Ukraine gives him a face-saving exit, he may give up. I’m sure Putin wants to rest and regain his strength. However, I am assuming Putin is in his normal senses and will think and act like a normal human being, which he isn’t. Yesterday, I thought I saw an end in sight for the Uk

  Russia has blown up the  Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine.  The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on June 6 in the southern region of Kherson unleashed 18 cubic kilometres (4.3 cubic miles) of water that submerged villages and farmland. Every day that the war drags on, in addition to killing hundreds of innocent civilians, there is untold environmental damage. Every artillery shell that is fired, every missile that is launched, very bomb that is dropped, is another nail in the environmental coffin for the whole world. I don't see an end in sight for this war. I don't see Ukraine losing, but I don't see it winning either. I don't see Putin giving up.  Putin has even announced that  Russia has successfully transported its initial batch of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. We humans deserve what's in store for us.      

  Wildfires and summer go hand in hand in certain parts of the world. However, the wildfires in Canada have got me especially worried. Climate change has affected Canada just like other parts of the world, but it looks like Canada is warming up faster than the rest of the world . Thousand of people across Canada are being evacuated and we are being warned that these blazes could last "all summer." Nearly 17,800 square miles have burned since the beginning of 2023. These f orest fires have sent a smoky haze billowing over a large swath of the United States. What’s to be done??? What scares me the most is that there are still apparently sane folks out there asking for proof that these wildfires are fueled by climate change !