VE Day should be a reminder to all dictators

Here we are, 80 years after the end of the Second World War which caused millions of deaths and destruction of whole cities, and yet the lessons that should have been learned have not been learned. The world is suffering from more wars than ever before: Ukraine, Gaza, the Congo, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and, potentially, between India and Pakistan. Terrorism is everywhere. The threat of a Third World War has been in the air ever since Russia invaded Ukraine. Newspaper headlines here in ther UK often warn of a future attack on this country by Russia. I think and hope that such dire warnings are exaggerated. But the headlines indicate the fear in people's minds that the world is going down a dangerous and scary path. The 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War will hopefully persuade political leaders that no action should ever be taken which might lead to another global conflict. The Soviet Union played a crucial role in the defeat of the Nazis. President Putin should be proud of that but also be aware of his awesome responsibilities to seek peaceful, not military solutions to what he believes are Russia's grievances.