Trilarion: I think you are underrating the media (let's count all possible sources of information together as media).
The media is to travel to source of conflict and then post raw information from the conflict zone; to take interviews from both sides without putting any of the own agenda/propaganda, or asking loaded questions; to do investigations without being affiliated or upfront paid for certain point of view.
No such media exists, especially in the west.
The only reliable source are independent journalists, which
are very often killed.
Trilarion: The coverage of the war in the Ukraine is still there and still people die everyday and still no political solution is in sight but apart from this nothing has changed substantially in the last time. Naturally you do not write every day that everything is still the same or do you?
There can be no solution, if one of the parties only sees violence as a solution.
Turn on the english subs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFMBe_rtLTo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMXokfRdtAk https://www.youtube.com/embed/2PTLGCNBXIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrAVdKASC4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebKI_5TfmXE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YopxgQnCTZs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aaU8aJUUVk Trilarion: Unfortunately Ukraine is not the only crisis in the world. What about IS? What about Israel and the Palestinians? What about Boko Haram? They probably deserve the same attention like Ukraine and Russia.
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqn0bm4E9yw]Two Three So, who deserves attention?
Trilarion: Coming back to Ukraine and Russia: I don't see an easy solution. The war can go on for years and people will continue to die. Why they have to die - why people had to start to fight - I still don't know the answer to this crucial question and I'm beginning to compare the hatred that developed between Russians and Ukrainians to the hate between Israelis and Palestinians, but I'm tired to write about the same thing over and over. This doesn't change anything. Basically everyone who kills others and takes up arms to anything else but defend himself (not the Israelian version of forward defense) is on the wrong side. Therefore it follows that this war will only be over if both sides want it to be over and without it it will go on and on. I genuinely think that the people in Russia and Ukraine want the war. Otherwise they would much, much more oppose it. That's just my opinion.
Politically I would say that the eastern Ukraine is still a part of Ukraine. Before the war broke out there lived at least 50% Ukrainians and you cannot dismiss this. Ukraine has the better claim, especially when giving autonomy status to this region. Russian leaders are mostly war mongers and unfortunately their people are following them being ultra nationalistic. However now this area is controlled effectively by Russia (and Russian troops) but for some reason they do not dare to annex it like Crimea. So the conflict goes on and on.
You should really travel there and live few days under bombardment. Then your opinion will suddenly change.
Trilarion: Russia is a tragic figure of history. Rich beyond dreams in land and resources but they will manage to waste it all one way or the other. How ironic.
Russias tragedy comes from invaders that think its tragic that so much resources are wasted. Why not kill Russians and take over resources? And if Russians oppose, label them as terrorists, occupants and enemies of "democracy". Easy solution - take your "democracy" and ironic tragedy somewhere else, mind your own business.
