Is It Too Late to Save Ukraine?

Headline: “Confident of victory over Ukraine, Russia exhibits Western war trophies.”

Republicans blocked aid to Ukraine for many months in order to appease Trump, whose goals have been to placate Putin and to create chaos, hoping that voters would blame it on Biden.

The NATO countries are collectively much stronger than Russia, but they have been wisely avoiding direct participation in this war, while aiding Ukraine militarily and financially. Faltering in this noble enterpise is not an option, but that’s what’s been happening, largely, maddeningly, because that’s what the disgraced former president wants.

Every morning I wake up and check the news, fearful that I will see the headline: “Russian forces break through Ukrainian lines; advance on Kiev.” And this one: “Putin calls on Ukraine to surrender and avoid needless bloodshed; says that refusal by Zelensky to give up would be a war crime.