Over the past year, many political pundits have spoken out on various aspects of Russia’s genocidal war on Ukraine, including the crucial question of when it will end.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has already caused a huge humanitarian crisis, disrupted the global economy and today poses the most serious threat to international security and stability.
On January 3, 2023, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal revealingly pointed out that this issue was not purely rhetorical when he told a government session that by early June 2022 the damage caused by total war of Russia against Ukraine were estimated at US$350 billion and that figure has now doubled to over US$700 billion.
Despite this incredible devastation, the resolve of the Ukrainian people to defend their country has only grown stronger and it has become clear that Ukraine will eventually restore its internationally recognized 1991 borders.
However, the longer this vicious war drags on, the exponentially higher the human and economic costs will be, the deadly strike by a Russian missile against a residential building in Dnipro on January 14, 2023 is another demonstration of this.
Russia’s unprovoked war would end if Putin came to his senses, which is highly unlikely, as his delusional state seems irreversible.
Only one option
This leaves only one viable option to end this flagrant violation of international law of genocidal proportions and global crisis in the near future, and that is for NATO member countries, starting with the United States. , to stop their unjustified procrastination and to send Ukraine all the weapons it really needs to regain and protect its territorial integrity.
Throughout 2022, NATO member countries have cautiously and gradually provided Ukraine with ever-increasing military support, but knowingly insufficient – both in quantity and substance – to end this war and imminent threat to all Western countries.
There is a provocative saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. To circumvent this perilous road, Western leaders must now convert all their good intentions into tangible political will to provide Ukraine without further delay with all the weapons necessary to end this war and thus ensure peace, security and stability in the world.
As defense leaders from about 50 countries in Ukraine’s Defense Contact Group prepare for the Ramstein-8 meeting on January 20, this is not only possible, but imperative for our collective well-being. .