Putin doesn’t want to end his invasion of Ukraine, not least because returning Russia soldiers would cause “a problem inside Russia,” says US special representative for Ukraine Negotiations during Donald Trump's first term, Kurt Volker.
The West has sold Ukraine and the Ukrainians down the river. Further, the Ukrainians have been left fighting for Europe to be able to survive. America and Europe should have taken a firm stance against Putin from the very beginning and come to the aid of Ukrainians early on to defeat the Russian aggressor. But such a strategy would have required courage and co-operation, which western nations simply didn’t have. The result is plain to see: a nation in ruins, with hundreds of thousands of deaths, both on the Ukrainian side and the Russian side, to say nothing of the people who have lost limbs. Western powers were simply too weak and feeble and fearful to stop Putin’s aggression. As a result, the war is ongoing, as is the killing and destruction. Jawing stops no wars! — © Mark Alexander
