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Originally posted by shesez: ↑

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/05/should-nato-step-up-role-in-russia-ukraine-war/
“This is not a war about territory, it’s a war about the future of Ukraine.”Ivo Daalder

Many European Union countries continue to provide support to Ukraine, and some, like Lithuania, are considering sending their own troops to fight. Whether other NATO allies and the U.S. ought to do the same, given the stakes, will be a topic of serious debate at the upcoming summit in Washington, D.C. French President Emmanuel Macrón, the leadership of the Baltic states, and possibly Polish President Andrzej Duda are expected to address the wisdom of direct military support.
Still, the U.S. remains a “hugely important actor” in the direction this conflict will take in the coming months, according to Karen Donfried, former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs in the Biden administration and a Belfer Center fellow. The EU can’t replace the role that the U.S. is playing in Ukraine, she said. “Were it not for the weapons we’re providing Ukraine, they would not still be in this fight.”
The question NATO allies need to be asking themselves right now, said Daalder, is how important is Ukraine “not failing” to future European security? “And so far, we have said, it’s not important enough” to do everything we possibly can, like committing troops and more air defense.

Though still supportive of the war, the Ukrainian people have been worn down by it.Stephen Hadley
Ukraine needs to do several things to turn the tide, said Stephen Hadley, a former assistant to President George W. Bush on national security affairs and deputy national security adviser under Condoleezza Rice. First, Ukraine must increase its capacity to defend territory and “dig in” to defend areas it still controls; improve its air defense to better protect the country’s energy infrastructure and people; build up a defense industry so it’s not as reliant on the West; continue to go after Russian logistics; and challenge Russian control of Crimea, like Ukraine did with control of the Black Sea, in a bid to prompt Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table.
Though still supportive of the war, the Ukrainian people have been worn down by it, said Hadley. President Volodymyr Zelensky faces “some very difficult decisions” about if, or how, to wind down the war if there’s an opportunity to strike a deal while Russia still controls large areas of Ukraine. NATO allies can offer help with that quandary, Hadley said.
Meanwhile, a newly re-elected Putin feels very confident right now and Russia will do “everything in its power” to ensure that it has the upper hand by the time the NATO summit begins, said Donfried. “He thinks he’s winning.”
None of the panelists expect Ukraine and Russia to enter into a negotiated settlement in the next 12 to 18 months.
“Most wars don’t actually end in negotiation. Most wars end in victory, exhaustion, or stalemate,” said Daalder. “And so, we’re much better off not focusing on how do we get them to the table … and talk about, how do you stabilize the situation for long enough to alter what is, in fact, happening and needs to happen to alter the political situation between Russia and Ukraine?”

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Not sure what side of the fence you sit on - so I'll just assume you're "putting this link / brief out there"

Having read it though, I have a few observations

Stephen Hadley (who has the unfortunate association to Rice and Bush) says the Ukrainians need to "dig in" - only Russia is not attacking. Russia is defending its buffer zone as part of its SMO.

Rather than "digging in" so the corrupt and controlled US and EU grubs are directing Ukraine to attack - Ukraine has no say in this. They are bought and paid for and controlled. Russia will continue to destroy them for as long as this continues.

I don't see Russia attacking West Ukraine nor toppling their government - go figure - but I see the western corrupts pushing for more attacks on Russia and trying to provoke a wider conflict

Also it states that they don't expect Ukraine and Russia to enter into a negotiated ceasefire - that is because the corrupts are not allowing Ukraine to do so. Putin has publicly stated since the conflict began that he is ready and wanting to negotiate a peace deal - the western grubs have continually prevented this

A question that everyone ought to ask themselves is just why is it that the corrupts are preventing peace talks and why is it the corrupts are determined to have attacks inside of Russia and escalations that they know threaten world peace
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