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The War Won’t End Until Putin Loses

The War Won’t End Until Putin Loses

Anne Applebaum’s reminder to everyone who thinks that the war in Ukraine can be ended if only Putin is offered some sort of face-saving off-ramp. This belief, she argues, is based on two false assumptions: 1. That Putin wants to end the war, that he needs an off-ramp. 2. That Russia, even if it were to begin negotiating, would stick to the agreements it signed. Her conclusion: «The only solution that offers some hope of long-term stability in Europe is rapid defeat.» ‌


From Weekly Filet #396, in May 2022.

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