Ukraine and Russia must agree ceasefire

MY personal opinion is that all Western nations should urge

Ukraine and Russia to agree to a ceasefire now in order to negotiate the best possible, and least damaging, peace terms for both parties, accepting sacrifices, for a safer future. I do not suggest that this is easy now, but the target – peace – only becomes more difficult to attain later on.

I believe that we can compile a long list of many advantages, for all nations and people, with no disadvantage to anyone.

More than that, I hope to avoid the progressive escalation of events, beyond our control, from national conflict to dangers extending to the possibility of elimination of the human race and higher mammals on the planet, from radiation sickness, caused by intentionally ruptured nuclear plants worldwide, after seven other nuclear powers were drawn into the war, claiming to be threatened. It is obvious to detect the aggressive obsessions now, which must involve so many. It seems an unnecessary risk to take.

At the same time, I recognise that most British adults condemn my perspective with scorn and contempt as gutless. They prefer and insist that the war must continue.

From the words of politicians, I cannot tell if they think that a ceasefire would be supported by them in three or five years, after so much more death and destruction. Is that more or less likely?

C N Westerman Brynna, Mid Glamorgan