Russia's War Against Ukraine OP-ED

Paul Roderick Gregory: What if Ukraine decides to stop fighting?

By Paul Roderick Gregory.
An elderly man past a tank of Ukrainian forces in the eastern Ukrainian village of Luganske, near Debaltseve, in the region of Donetsk on Feb. 22, 2015.
Photo by AFP

Putin's goal is the destruction of NATO. While Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an integral part of this strategy, it is only a sideshow to the main event. If Ukraine decides to stop fighting, NATO, Europe and the United States are all on their own. Ukraine's "friends" must decide: Do we want Ukraine to fight for us or are we prepared to fight for ourselves? To avoid this choice, they must give Ukraine the means to defend itself.

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