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February 24 this year marks the second anniversary of the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war and past century, experiencing 2-WW-wars boasting significant advancements in civilization, human society once again witnessed a large-scale war persisting for 2-years beginning of this 21st century. 

Base on war reports on Russia / Ukraine, casualties on both sides may exceed 800,000 to date. While, in Middle East, conflict between Hamas / Israel has been ongoing for nearly five mths, with death toll on both sides exceeding 30,000 people, with nearly 29,000 deaths in the Gaza Strip. The simultaneous occurrence of these 2-wars has torn world apart, compounded by anti-globalization and geopolitical competition, which greatly alter global political and economic landscape.

On Feb 17, Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen warned at 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) wars have broken out successively in Europe & the Middle East. This world cannot afford to have three (3) unstable war zones simultaneously, & every effort must be made to prevent conflicts in Asia. He also cautioned, “if indeed there's conflict for whatever reason between US / China, I think we'll have blighted our futures for the next, (well!), 10, 20, 30 years.”

Observers at the recently concluded MSC noted a prevailing sense of pessimism across Europe. Last year, Western nations held high expectations for Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. Providing military aid posed little challenge for the U.S. and Europe, with most Western countries staunchly opposing Russia.

However, this year has seen a significant shift in the situation. Ukraine encountered in the conflict, transitioning to a comprehensive defensive posture following counterattacks.

During the MSC session, Ukraine military fall back from the strategic town of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine. The faced by U.S. and Western nations in supporting Ukraine have become apparent; fail by U.S. Congress has to postponed a bill allocating billions of dollars in military aid, and Europe struggles to meet the ammunition demands for Ukrainian military.

Adding to Western govts’ concerns is growing traction on Donald Trump, who harbors skepticism towards NATO who opposes financial support for Ukraine. The prospect of Trump returning to White House raises risk of a halt in military assistance to Ukraine...in a back step on Ukrainians folks.