FRIKKIE MARE | 'The time has come to cut down on luxuries and tighten belts until there is certainty about how the havoc in Ukraine will play out.'
In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Mark Antony utters the words “Cry ‘Havoc!’, and let slip the dogs of war” after learning about the murder of Julius Caesar. He meant that chaos would ensue to create the opportunity for violence .
The invasion of Ukraine by Russia brings the words of Shakespeare to mind. Vladimir Putin cried “Havoc!” and his troops created chaos in Ukraine. This is, however, not where it stopped because the dogs of war have been released into the rest of the world...If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.
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