"The louder the West talks about defeating Russia, the further peace in Ukraine moves out of reach. A victim of Russia's brutal aggression that's generating a proper humanitarian catastrophe this winter, Ukraine is also stuck between two kinds of Western populism. One is that of Donald Trump and his European far-right equivalents, who don't care much about either Ukraine or the rules-based order, only their private interests."
"As long as Ukraine defends Europe, he told the Tagesspiegel, the Russian threat to Europe isn't huge, but once the war is over, it will increase enormously. Even as he rushed to deny that he doesn't want peace to be achieved any time soon, the message was clear: Ukraine is helping European countries to prepare for war with Russia (no matter how implausible this eventuality is looking now, given it presumes Kremlin rulers are essentially suicidal)."
Escalatory Western rhetoric about defeating Russia pushes a negotiated end to the Russo-Ukrainian war further away, prolonging human suffering and a winter humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine. Ukraine occupies a strategic and moral dilemma, caught between right-wing populists who prioritize private interests over a rules-based order and hawkish pro-war advocates tied to the military-industrial complex. Prominent European voices suggest Ukraine's resistance buys time for Europe to prepare for potential conflict with Russia, implying that Ukrainian losses serve wider defensive aims. Ukrainian officials call for an urgent ceasefire to prevent further suffering. Select Western capitals and think tanks continue to prioritize degrading Russia over immediate peace prospects.
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