Irish Examiner view: Oligarchs must pay the price for Russia's invasion of Ukraine

In advance of the full invasion, the EU, the UK, and the US announced it would target Russian banks, businesses, oligarchs, and State-linked entities with financial sanctions

People look at the damage following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. Picture: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a cautionary reminder of how wars happen in spite of the near-universal desire for peace among nations.

War is never inevitable but neither is peace. The century since the end of the Napoleonic wars was the most peaceful time Europe had known since the fall of the Roman Empire.