The only way forward -- even if it is complicated and costly -- is to stand firm at Ukraines side and help pursue a decisive victory. For that, the Europeans need to stop trying to tie Poroshenkos hands and undermining Ukrainian morale. They also need to be ready to impose additional sanctions against the Russians and provide more economic assistance to Kiev. Vladimir Putin sees his fight as part of a wider zero-sum game against the West, and any attempt to assure him of the opposite will only be interpreted as a sign of weakness and an opening for more adventurism. We know the pattern well by now. And hesitation will not stop this predator.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 06:58:27 +0000