Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, looks as if he could win the war in Ukraine. He has strengthened his grip on power, procured military supplies abroad, and undermined the conviction in the West that Ukraine can emerge as a thriving European democracy. The West needs to take action to frustrate Putin and shake off its lethargy.
FOR THE first time since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24th 2022, he looks as if he could win. Russia’s president has put his country on a war footing and strengthened his grip on power. He has procured military supplies abroad and is helping turn the global south against America. Crucially, he is undermining the conviction in the West that Ukraine can—and must—emerge from the war as a thriving Europe an democracy.
Read more of our recent coverage of the Ukraine war The West could do a lot more to frustrate Mr Putin. If it chose, it could deploy industrial and financial resources that dwarf Russia’s. However, fatalism, complacency and a shocking lack of strategic vision are getting in the way, especially in Europe. For its own sake as well as Ukraine’s, the West urgently needs to shake off its lethargy. The reason a Putin victory is possible is that winning is about endurance rather than capturing territory. Neither army is in a position to drive out the other from the land they currently control. Ukraine’s counter-offensive has stalle
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