Good question... that no Western supporter of Ukraine dares to answer. Instead, the West prefers micro-managing support for lack of conviction and strength. For me, as a frequent vistor, the unspoken Western strategy is obvious, ever since the West rushed to Russia's aid in late 2022, when Ukraine was becoming just too successful. The West wants a piecemeal "manageable" annihilation of Ukraine, of course not too fast and too gruelling so as not to scare home audiences too much, to buy time for its own re-armament. People in Ukraine are not naive, they know what's going on.
Strongly disagree with this viewpoint. Would you prefer the removal of all support because there are plenty of European citizens who would like to do just that. Instead l would suggest the support given, even with it’s inherent limitations, is accepted in the same spirit that its is given. Namely in the name of a common struggle for nation states rights and common democratic values which put citizens at the centre of their governance. These being threatened by an enemy opponent whose leaders don’t share these values. To suggest that the collective efforts to help are nothing more than a cynical exercise in self interest is insulting to those who deeply care for what Ukrainians are having to endure and individually and collectively, in various ways, try to help. Maybe you should think more before publicly criticising people who are trying to help.
This is the key question, rightly asked again and again, and Western Europe stubbornly refuses to provide an answer. Cynicism, that would mean putting it mildly. The Western European strategy is nothing but perfidious. See what it does. Don't listen to the balmy words it says.
As always from Lawrence, a good read, and easy to understand and follow
Thank you.
Typos: “In May 2002 when European Council..” should be 2022.
In the same paragraph “Th2” -> “That”.
Thanks. There's always one. Now changed.
But what is ‘it?’
Good question... that no Western supporter of Ukraine dares to answer. Instead, the West prefers micro-managing support for lack of conviction and strength. For me, as a frequent vistor, the unspoken Western strategy is obvious, ever since the West rushed to Russia's aid in late 2022, when Ukraine was becoming just too successful. The West wants a piecemeal "manageable" annihilation of Ukraine, of course not too fast and too gruelling so as not to scare home audiences too much, to buy time for its own re-armament. People in Ukraine are not naive, they know what's going on.
Strongly disagree with this viewpoint. Would you prefer the removal of all support because there are plenty of European citizens who would like to do just that. Instead l would suggest the support given, even with it’s inherent limitations, is accepted in the same spirit that its is given. Namely in the name of a common struggle for nation states rights and common democratic values which put citizens at the centre of their governance. These being threatened by an enemy opponent whose leaders don’t share these values. To suggest that the collective efforts to help are nothing more than a cynical exercise in self interest is insulting to those who deeply care for what Ukrainians are having to endure and individually and collectively, in various ways, try to help. Maybe you should think more before publicly criticising people who are trying to help.
What is "it"?
This is the key question, rightly asked again and again, and Western Europe stubbornly refuses to provide an answer. Cynicism, that would mean putting it mildly. The Western European strategy is nothing but perfidious. See what it does. Don't listen to the balmy words it says.