Balance is parity in armaments

That's the name of David Ignatius' column in the Washington Post.

Here are some quotes:

"Convinced that Vladimir Putin had failed in his attempt to erase Ukraine, Biden administration began planning final postwar military balance that would help Kyiv deter any repeat of Russia's brutal invasion."

"Convinced that Vladimir Putin had failed in his attempt to erase Ukraine, Biden administration began planning final postwar military balance that would help Kyiv deter any repeat of Russia's brutal invasion."

“Security will be ensured by potent weapons systems — especially armor and air defense — along with a strong, noncorrupt economy and membership in the European Union.”

“The Pentagon’s current stress on providing Kyiv with weapons and training for maneuver warfare reflects this long-term goal of deterrence. “The importance of maneuver weapons isn’t just to give Ukraine strength now to regain territory but as a deterrent against future Russian attacks,” explained a State Department official familiar with Blinken’s thinking. “Maneuver is the future.”

No, my dear friends, it won't be like that.

Presence of armored vehicles, air defense and maneuver warfare tactics have never deterred aggressor state. Only presence of at least medium-range missile weapons, not necessarily nuclear, and prospect of retaliatory strikes on the territory of aggressor itself can be considered a weapon of deterrence.

Balance is parity in armaments.

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About the author: Volodymyr Horbach, political analyst of the Institute of Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, expert on foreign and domestic policy of Ukraine.

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