Disturbing news

The time is passing so fast, it’s the need of the hour to create an atmosphere of peaceful negotiations between the two conflicting countries Russia and Ukraine. The world’s powerful countries have the responsibility to realise the danger of the conflict which will destabilise the whole world (“Russian strikes cause blackouts in much of Ukraine,” Oct. 23, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, Russian missiles pounded Ukrainian energy and other facilities on Saturday, causing blackouts in various regions, Kyiv said, while Russian occupation authorities in the southern city of Kherson urged civilians to evacuate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Russian attacks had struck on a “very wide” scale. He pledged his military would improve on an already good record of downing missiles with help from its partners. With the war about to start its ninth month and winter approaching, the potential for freezing misery loomed as Russia continued to attack Ukraine’s power grid.

The war between Russia and Ukraine started in February this year. After more than eight months the deadly conflict between the two countries remains the same and both sides have lost their soldiers and heavy civilian casualties have been reported.  The world is under enormous pressure from rising prices of oil and gas products.

Ukraine is the largest exporter of rice in the world, because of the Ukraine war the chain of supplies is badly disturbed. There should be a peaceful solution to the deadly Russia and Ukraine dispute. Each life is a precious life. It’s high time for the powerful international players to play their vital role and give peace a chance to flourish.

Faheem Qaiser — By email