Forgotten war won't end

The war in Ukraine was once on everyone's mind as the only conventional conflict in the modern era, but now it has become the forgotten war, even as the massacre on the battlefront continues for Ukraine and Russia.

- Eric Mthobeli Naki

There was a time when it seemed as though the situation was close to being resolved, especially with the optimistic statements made by US President Donald Trump during his election campaign.

He claimed that he could resolve it within 24 hours of returning to the White House and he reiterated similar sentiments in recent months. Some even suggested he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for these unfulfilled promises.

But hopes were dashed over any immediate ending of the war in Ukraine, which had passed three years in February this year. Instead of abating, it continues to escalate, with more soldiers dying.

Instead of facilitating an end to the conflict, Trump prioritised the Israel-Palestinian war in the Middle East. His efforts were not for the benefit of the Palestinians but, rather, to be admired as the world's peacemaker and perhaps to secure the Nobel Prize.