crimea – M. Szal

I just wanted to write a follow-up peice to my blog post about an independent Crimean Republic. I am very upset about what the Russian Army has done in Eastern Europe and ideally they would leave – and give Crimea back to Ukraine along with everything else. Yet, the reason I suggested this compromise is that America is no longer sending a significant amount of funding to the Ukrainian Military.

This cut in funding from the United States, combined with China’s military support, significantly changes the equation for peace in Eastern Europe, in my opinion. I pray Zelenskyy and Putin can come to terms that each can accept.

A great deal of blood and treasure has been spent on both sides, and the toll only continues to grow. We need to be doing more to stabilize all the conflicts raging around the Globe. The World needs to come together to end war and focus on cleaning up the environment. I am pleased I have been learning more about servicing hybrid and electric vehicles. It would be so nice to come together and clean up the The Great Pacific Garbage Patch instead of killing each other.

I have put together this map, which shows a possible negotiated settlement to the War in Eastern Europe. I understand that both sides have different expectations, so this might be an interesting point of departure for a compromise. The Russians annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2012, and there is a large group that would like to see that changed. The Russians will not want to leave Crimea or Eastern Ukraine after more than 3 years of long and bloody war.

The Crimean Republic would be a Russian protectorate (Русский протекторат) similar to Belarus, with economic ties to Ukraine (беспошлинная украинская торговля) and limited autonomy for itself. I said I would not blog anymore about my views on the war, yet this falls under the category of ideas for peace, not views on the war. I was deeply troubled that Putin did not want to attend the peace conference in Turkey. I hope his friend Xi Jinping will talk to him about the possibility of a diplomatic solution.

Tolstoy was an artillery officer in the Crimean War. His time at the siege of Sevastopol influenced his book War and Peace.

I was happy to hear that China and America negotiated a new trade deal. I still expect a market adjustment when Q2 reporting is filed, yet it should not be nearly as bad with this new agreement.

I have been working on my new animated series in earnest. Arrackeen Nights features gummy worms instead of the traditional worms from the Dune book.