[Space] The US cannot avoid a long Russian war in Ukraine without helping Ukraine liberate its territory. This has already been a long Russian war in part because the Kremlin was allowed to keep its illegal gains in Ukraine in 2014. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not a long war for the US, because the US is not fighting this war. A long Russian war is not an inherent Kremlin goal, but rather the Kremlin’s adaptation in pursuit of its maximalist objectives in Ukraine . Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not a long war for the US, because the US is not fighting this war.

Source: New York Times April 28, 2023 05:04 UTC