Transatlantic unity over illusory peace summits

Seven things will end the war:

From partners:

• Total sanctions on Russia (not the thin, half-measures applied since 2014).
• Full rearmament of what we lack on the front line.
• Complete financial support so we can purchase this weaponry in the volumes the front requires.
• Advanced (experimental) weapons and instructors who can help us operate them.

From us:

• Organizational capacity to use these resources and weapons effectively.
• Organizational capacity to keep society engaged and motivated.
• Operational capacity to avoid blunders in domestic politics (like the NABU and SAPO issues) and to prevent processes that allow profiting from bloodshed.

"In both cases, political will and an understanding of realistic, not false, consequences are needed if nothing changes in the next six months."

There is a lot of work to be done here, and it primarily lies within the responsibility of those who make decisions and monitor timing.

What was demonstrated yesterday at the White House (in particular, transatlantic unity and clear explanations of the essence of this fundamentally ideological battle) should have been organized a year ago. Yes, exactly that—not mythical peace summits. It’s unfortunate that both we and the civilized world only reach conclusions after repeatedly stepping on the same rake. I attribute this to the very small circle of carriers of institutional memory who can clearly communicate positions to their governments (and ours as well). Much of what we are witnessing now, as the classic says, “has already happened.”

We are entering a new phase, one that could be decisive not only in this war but in global dynamics overall.

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About the author. Viktor Shlinchak, Chairman of the Board of the Institute of World Policy.

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