It's pretty obvious from this article that Ukraine does not have enough soldiers to defeat the Russians in the Donbass and the US objective of prolonging this war until the Russians are driven back to Russia proper is foolish and will only increase the suffering and destruction in Ukraine. The only way to stop this war is by negotiations and a ceasefire. Like it or not Ukraine is not going back to the status quo ante and will have to compromise territorially with regard to the Russian speaking cultural areas in the Donbass. The Russians want secure borders and the end to NATO encroachments, There will only be peace in Europe if the EU and Russia can workout a modus vivendi. NATO's recent virtual declaration of a new cold war against Russia and China threatens the entire planet with the possibility of this becoming a hot war with all sides armed with nuclear weapons. No one can think this is a desirable situation. The US, more than any other country, is responsible for this existential crisis. The Left must build a movement that educates the American people to the fact that both the Democrats and Republicans collaborate in these warlike policies. The electorate must be offered progressive Democrats a la the Squad and independent Green, peace and socialist oriented candidates to challenge the status quo -- if we fail, humanity could fail as well. The Right has gained power and influence because it has a along range incremental plan. The Left has simply repeated the same short range plan over and over every election cycle. We also need a long range incremental plan as well.
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