Domestic weapons, strikes on Russia let Ukraine impose its will

They will try to take the easiest and most convenient path for themselves: “Both sides must compromise.” At this stage, this position is entirely acceptable to us, and there’s no need for hysteria. Even this stance is something Putin strongly dislikes.

"Ukraine’s main task is to produce its own weapons and destroy Russia’s oil and gas pipelines, as well as industrial facilities. These pipelines connect Russia into a single economic space, and their collapse threatens Russia’s integrity - something the U.S. wants to avoid."

Our goal is to keep striking relentlessly until the U.S. itself asks us to stop. Then we will ask: what do we get in return? This is how we create our own leverage in negotiations.

Then, talks about “both sides must compromise” will smoothly shift to discussions about the timeline for withdrawing troops from Ukraine.

"Only domestically produced weapons and strikes on Russia allow us to impose our will - even on the U.S. No one will be able to discuss Ukraine without Ukraine, as it would be pointless and would force the U.S. to increase its support for us."

“They will forgive us for many things. The only thing they won’t forgive is weakness. The moment we are seen as weak, it’s over. That is an unforgivable sin,” Golda Meir told Israeli ministers in a closed meeting in 1973.

Our weapons make us a key player and decision-maker in negotiations.

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About the author. Taras Zahorodniy, managing partner of the National Anti-Crisis Group.

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