Bangladesh, July 30 -- The ongoing war in Ukraine is not merely a conflict between Kyiv and Moscow; it has become a geopolitical theater, exposing the Western worlds true priorities. As the United States and the European Union pour billions into sustaining the war effort, much of the Global South-especially African nations-are beginning to question whether the Western commitment to peace and development is genuine or selectively applied. The recently concluded Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome has only deepened these doubts, revealing a strategy focused more on escalation than reconciliation, debt rather than relief, and military dominance over human development.

The European Commissions announcement of a new reconstruction fund for Uk...