TSIYON NEWS

Peace. We all say we want peace and yet much of the world remains at war. Why is that?  I'm sure you are well aware that the world has been changing dramatically lately, especially regarding the war in Europe. This war is especially dangerous, bringing the world closer to atomic annihilation than ever before. That is, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock published this year on January 29, 2025 (founded by Albert Einstein and other scientists in 1947). That clock places the odds of Atomic Doomsday this year at a mere 89 seconds to midnight - closer than any previous year.

Despite the danger of WWIII, and the loss of thousands of young people coming home from the battlefield in body bags each week, many of the countries in Europe are bullish on continuing the war, with more and more involvement by more NATO countries than ever. They push the narrative that Putin's Russia must be stopped in Ukraine or else Russia will attempt to take all of Europe!

How do they know this? Certainly not by discussing it with Putin, because most won't talk with him - they just want to cheer on the fighting to an imagined victory against Russia. I say 'imagined' because three years of war has not even achieved a stalemate for Ukraine, and the mere thought of a victory against Russia is insanity. Russia, which inherited the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons, has the world’s biggest store of nuclear warheads. Putin controls about 5,580 nuclear warheads, according to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Such numbers mean Moscow could destroy the entire world many times over. Should the countries of NATO really be trying to back Russia into a corner, like a pack of barking hound dogs?

Then there is the matter of cost. Total defense spending by the 31 NATO countries excluding the United States, in 2024 , adds up to an approximate total of $495 billion for all 31 nations. That sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but compare that to USA defense spending for the same period. How much is that for the 1 nation of the USA? $860 Billion! That's right, the 31 other nations of NATO put together are only paying about half of what the USA is spending on defense!

What does that mean for the warmongers who want to see continual war? It means that without the USA paying an unsustainable over-sized share of the bill, NATO can't afford to keep the war going. Many of those people are upset with the USA for not wanting to keep sending their money to Europe to fund a war that has little if any relevance for the average American. But can America afford to keep spending like this on a war with no end in sight? America is trillions of dollars in debt right now, and has a lot of other priorities that need attention and funds. It really should not be surprising to anyone that this President of the United States is behaving like a grown-up in this situation. He obviously sees the hard facts and wants to do the only sane thing - negotiate an end to the war.

Does that make Putin a nice guy now? Actually, that's irrelevant. Putin's character is far overshadowed by the necessity of peace, and you can't get peace without negotiating with the parties involved, whether you like them or not. Peace negotiations must be all about the practical considerations, as Yeshua said:   

"Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace." (Luke 14:31-32)

As with everything else, truth (practical reality) matters. People don't always like the truth. If your doctor tells you that there is cancer on your scan you won't like it, even if it is the objective truth. There is a whole host of potential truth nobody likes when any of those things actually happen to themselves or someone they love. When this sort of truth makes an unwanted visit the faster you deal with it in reality the better it will turn out for you. Your emotions may slow you down or even completely prevent you from dealing with the truth. Denial is not uncommon. This has happened with the war in Europe. It may not be fair and it will not come to a satisfactory end in accord with the feelings of many Europeans. That will be troubling emotionally, but Yeshua's parable above suggests that is no reason not to seek an end to the war to stop the unnecessary slaughter.

In case you are wondering why I am explaining about the war in Europe, its because this is probably the most significant war we've seen in Europe in a long time, and it may be confusing to see so much controversy over it now. My hope is that my observations will help to bring some clarity to the underlying issues involved in the changes we are seeing.