Ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza are history

It doesn't seem that long ago when there was new hope of a ceasefire in Ukraine and Gaza. Now, it's like it never happened. The one in Gaza lasted a short time before collapsing in violence and death. The promised one in Ukraine never happened at all despite vague promises from Moscow. Now it's all about the new tariff wa, and who is caring about the appalling destruction continuing in Ukraine and Gaza? Keith Kellogg, the retired lieutenant-general who is supposedly Donald Trump's envoy to Ukraine, condemned Putin for hitting a city in Ukraine on Palm Sunday with a ballistic-missile strike and killing more than 30 people including children. But who is Kellogg? He's not a top adviser to Trump in reality. His words of condemnation made only a sideshow. As for the killing of yet more Palestinians in Gaza, it was the usual story. Israel said the target was a hospital because it contained a Hamas command centre. Nothing has changed. It's a pretty bleak moment in 2025. All the hope of an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza is fading fast.