<\/p>\n
The State of the Union claim that Trump secured peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan overlooks prisoner sentencing, mistreatment and the need for justice.<\/p>\n
Win McNamee<\/p>\n
Getty Images<\/p>\n
Real peace in the South Caucasus<\/p>\n
\u201cFact-checking Trump\u2019s State of the Union speech<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, Feb. 25)<\/p>\n In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump asserted that he had successfully negotiated peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. While any effort toward stability in the South Caucasus is welcome, this claim does not reflect the reality confronting Armenians today.<\/p>\n Peace is not merely the absence of open conflict; it requires justice, accountability and basic human dignity. Azerbaijan\u2019s recent sentencing of Armenian prisoners of war to life imprisonment gravely undermines the prospect of a sustainable and lasting settlement. For the Armenian community, these actions signal continued hostility and collective punishment.<\/p>\n No agreement can be considered credible when prisoners of war are handed life sentences under questionable legal processes and amid credible reports of mistreatment. Such measures deepen mistrust and harden divisions at a moment when confidence-building steps are desperately needed.<\/p>\n If the administration seeks to advance genuine peace, it must prioritize the immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war and insist on adherence to international humanitarian law. Without these essential steps, declarations of \u201cpeace\u201d risk becoming hollow political rhetoric rather than meaningful diplomatic achievement.<\/p>\n Avo Manoukian<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n Symptoms of a changing climate<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Sub-freezing\u2019 temperatures forecast for Fresno area. How long will cold last?<\/a>\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, Feb. 19)<\/p>\n As Central Valley residents brace for another season of atypical weather, it\u2019s becoming harder to ignore that these changes are symptoms of a changing climate.<\/p>\n According to Climate Central, which analyzed 240 cities across the country, average winter temperatures have increased in 235 (98%) of U.S. locations since 1970. This aligns with what we\u2019re experiencing here at home: a general warming pattern across the Valley.<\/p>\n Agriculture, water storage, air quality and public health all depend on the stability of our seasonal climate, and the disruptions we\u2019re seeing today will only intensify if we fail to address the cause.<\/p>\n Gustavo A. Silva Hernandez<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n No oil drilling in California<\/p>\n \u201cShould California allow more oil drilling? Yes \u2014 but in moderation | Opinion<\/a>,\u201d (fresnobee.com<\/a>, Dec. 4, 2025)<\/p>\n I disagree with the assessment that we should allow more oil drilling in moderation. Oil drilling shouldn\u2019t be in California.<\/p>\n We need to mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n The longer we wait, the more irreparable the world is left for future generations. I want California to have lower gas prices, but if we don\u2019t make changes now, we won\u2019t have a sustainable future.<\/p>\n Jacob Laurence Tubbs<\/p>\n Fresno<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fresno Bee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The State of the Union claim that Trump secured peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan overlooks prisoner sentencing, mistreatment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200304,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76500,15051,112,114,113,93074,93073],"class_list":["post-200303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-armenia","tag-azerbaijan","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-prisoners-of-war","tag-south-caucasus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}