Howard Amos’s report on the Odessa fire of 2 May 2014 (2 May), in which at least 45 people died, reminds us how easily tension and mounting distrust can become murderous. On 9 May in Moscow, statesmen are to celebrate the victorious ending of the most destructive war in European history, against Nazi Germany. I understand that no western leaders are to be present. This is regrettable. Non-participation is an insult to the Russian and ex-Soviet peoples, who lost 25 to 27 million citizens to achieve a victory that gave us decades of peace and prosperity. It also means missing …read more
Source: The Guardian
