Vladimir Putin is banking on the weaponisation of Russian gas during the northern winter to trigger a democratic capitulation. That’s why we need to put our foot on the accelerator of military aid to Ukraine, writes Misha Zelinsky.
dig in for a brutal northern winter, politics more than fighting will drive the next phase of the war.
While the recent Eurobarometer poll – where three in four Europeans endorse their government’s war response – would suggest Zelensky is winning, support for military aid is weaker.Doing so will be bloody and costly, but remains the least worst option to guarantee lasting peace globally. The bad choice involves effectively arming Ukraine to expel Russia from its territory. Doing so will beWorse choices come from the understandably tempting, but deeply misguided belief that a “negotiated peace” with Putin is desirable or even possible.
Mostly importantly, forcing a bad peace ignores what Ukrainians want. With Ukraine doggedly determined to fight on and avenge Russian war crimes, a cut of military aid would make us non-innocent bystanders as Putin’s armies butcher now helpless Ukrainian civilians. Kyiv radio announcer Anna Zakletska, says though her station can communicate important safety information through extreme conditions and most Ukrainians are well-prepared with generators, supplies are getting low.
“My daughter made 10 wishes. The first two were about the fast victory of Ukraine. Others were for the safety of our home from attacks and for Ukraine’s defenders to have rest. Only her ninth wish was for Fanta and Coca-Cola,” Zakletska says.
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