European countries should adopt a little bit more conciliatory stance towards Russia in response to its conflict with Ukraine and achieve security with Russia together, according to a German political scholar.
Ulrike Guerot, a German political thinker and one of the initiators of the European Peace Project, shared her views on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Berlin recently.
Guerot blamed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the conflict that has persisted for more than three years. She also said that the conflict has caused significant casualties and economic damage to both Russia and Ukraine, and negatively affected Europe as a whole.
She argued that lasting peace in Europe cannot be achieved by continuously supplying weapons to Ukraine, but rather by considering Russia's security concerns. She warned against prioritizing one side's security interests over the other.
"In this respect, NATO plays a decisive role, because it is about Ukraine's neutrality or alliance capability, depending on what they want. If we want security on this continent together, we must respect Russia's security interests. Now, of course, the whole policy of NATO's eastward expansion to include Ukraine [is the main cause of this conflict]," said Guerot.
Europe, Russia should find security together: German scholar
Europe, Russia should find security together: German scholar
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda have surpassed 600 as response efforts face operational constraints, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Tuesday.
In its latest outbreak update, the African Union's specialized continental public health agency said confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC and Uganda have reached 608, with the death toll climbing to 102 as of Monday.
Uganda has reported no new confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. In the DRC, 45 new confirmed cases were reported during the past 24 hours, bringing the total there to 589, according to the Africa CDC.
The Africa CDC warned that ongoing response efforts are "facing significant operational constraints," noting that health facilities in several affected areas are in poor condition and often lack potable water, incinerators, personal protective equipment, and decontamination supplies.
Insecurity, a shortage of ambulances, growing staffing pressures with some health workers unpaid or without incentives, and poor roads are further slowing access and response operations, it said, while highlighting the existing lack of community trust as "a critical challenge" jeopardizing ongoing response efforts.
The agency also expressed concern over the negative impacts of travel restrictions imposed on affected and at-risk African countries despite guidance from the World Health Organization and the Africa CDC.
The Africa CDC outlined several "immediate priorities," including strengthening community engagement and risk communication, fast-tracking multidisciplinary rapid response teams to high-risk areas, addressing gaps in infection prevention and safe burial, as well as enhancing surveillance and contact follow-up.
Ebola cases in DR Congo, Uganda surpass 600 amid operational constraints: Africa CDC
