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With the world’s attention focused so intensely on the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas in recent weeks, Ukraine has been all but ignored.
It has slipped from the daily headlines, as well as our daily consciousness. Ukrainian supporters fear this means crucial military aid from the West could dry up soon, too.
In fact, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent one of his top officials to Washington last week to plead for more aid. “We know how to achieve victory,” Andriy Yermak said. “We need weapons right now.”
As Russia expert Matthew Sussex writes for us today, letting Ukraine drop off the West’s radar would be an error of historic importance.
For one thing, he says, fractures within Ukraine’s democratic supporters are precisely what Russian President Vladimir Putin is counting on. This is how he believes the war will be won.
Going soft on Ukraine now also sends a dangerous message to autocratic governments and would-be despots around the world. It would suggest the West’s much-vaunted values and respect for rules are little more than rhetoric.
Our allies and partners, especially those in the region, need to believe the US can still be counted on in times of crisis. The Ukraine conflict is a major test of this resolve.
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Justin Bergman
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