Russia and Ukraine

What is the most urgent issue in the Russia-Ukraine war: the state of the armed forces, the state of education or the state of healthcare?

Ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine won’t be easy, but it has to start with honest conversation. Even if trust is low, leaders from both sides need to sit down, talk, and find common ground because the longer the war drags on, the more people suffer.

At the same time, the world can’t just stand by. Millions of people have lost their homes, their families, and their sense of security. They need food, shelter, medical care, and the chance to rebuild their lives. Countries and organizations around the world have a responsibility to help, not just with words, but with real action. This has to begin before they can even start thinking about the military or education.

Trust won’t come overnight, and peace won’t happen in a single meeting. But small steps like ceasefires, humanitarian aid, and agreements that benefit both sides could slowly build a path forward. In the end, the war isn’t just about governments and politics. It’s about people. And they deserve a future without fear.

People in Ukraine wake up every day to the sound of sirens, uncertain if their homes will still be standing by nightfall. Soldiers on both sides are fighting a war that has taken countless lives and shattered families. Meanwhile, the rest of the world watches, debates, and sometimes helps—but too often, help comes too late or not at all.

If there’s any hope for peace, it has to begin with listening. Leaders need to put aside pride and personal gain to think about the millions of ordinary people suffering because of their decisions. Peace doesn’t mean one side wins and the other loses—it means finding a way for both to live without constant violence.

But peace is more than just an agreement on paper. It’s rebuilding schools so children can have a future, restoring hospitals so the wounded can heal, and helping refugees find their way home. It’s about making sure that, years from now, people will remember this war as something that ended not something that defined generations to come.

No war lasts forever. The question is, how many more lives will be lost before it ends? In my view, the most urgent issue begins with healthcare because a society needs to be healthy before it can stand strong on it's own.