Russia's military is deliberately destroying Ukrainian cities, civilian infrastructure, and killing civilians to break Ukraine's will. Some Western voices urge restraint and concessions that would reward invasion and cede Ukrainian territory. The recommended strategy is to shift from appeasement to strategic dominance by helping Ukraine win, defined as driving Russian forces out, restoring Ukraine's borders, and crippling the Kremlin's ability to wage war. Russian forces are advancing in the east, threatening cities like Pokrovsk, while producing drones and missiles at scale. Ukrainian defenders face thin supplies and vulnerable populations. The West possesses tools to change the balance and strengthen negotiation leverage.
By now, much of the world has increasingly started to truly understand just how far Russia's Vladimir Putin is from Ukraine and the West when it comes to wanting peace. The world has watched in horror as Putin's military savages Ukraine's cities, homes, schools, and hospitals. Every day brings new footage of children pulled from rubble, of civilians killed in missile strikes, of infrastructure bombed not for strategic value, but for the sole purpose of breaking Ukraine's will.
Enough. It's time to shift from timid appeasement to strategic dominance. That means helping Ukraine win. Let's be clear: helping Ukraine win does not mean rolling into Moscow. It means driving Russian forces out of Ukraine's sovereign territory, restoring borders, and crushing the Kremlin's ability to wage aggressive war. It means showing the world-especially Russia and China-that democracies won't fold when authoritarian powers try to redraw maps by force.
Today, Russia's forces are grinding forward in eastern Ukraine. They're threatening key cities like Pokrovsk, gaining psychological momentum and physical ground. Their industrial war machine, now increasingly operating at scale, churns out killer drones and missiles with near impunity. Meanwhile, Ukraine's defenders are struggling to hold the line, their supplies thin and their populations and cities vulnerable. This must stop. The West has the tools to shift the war's balance and, thereby, also re-position the terms of negotiations.
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