"Ukraine is losing the War": Sobering analysis of Russia's war against Ukraine by Owen Matthews, Associate Editor of The Spectator.
My opinion: It's not too late for Europe to put global security (and their own survival) ahead of crass financial interests.
spectator.com/article/ukra...
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![Excerpt from Ambassador Bond's 24 Feb 2026 article: "[E]uropean leaders should not look at the dogged endurance of Ukraine’s armed forces and civilians over the last four years and assume that it is infinite, and that Putin will eventually be forced to give up his attack on Ukraine. No-one knows the limit of Ukrainian stubbornness, but there is one. To paraphrase Ernest Hemingway, Ukraine could be defeated “gradually, then suddenly”. To prevent a decisive Russian breakthrough, European leaders should be prepared to intervene militarily to help Ukraine, without waiting for a ceasefire – starting by deploying air defence assets, including aircraft based in Poland and Romania, to reduce the impact of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s civilian and industrial infrastructure."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yyvhrfzdkubfs2w5nb4gwzci/bafkreigkwzdaq7oy6stzxrnchvlagmampsn5nw5yhmxja2yb7ofo63qhve)
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