Nobody knows how the current phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine will end, whether with more, most, or even all of Ukraine’s territory liberated, or in an ugly ceasefire with Russia occupying significant parts of Ukrainian territory. The former seems more likely. In any case, the United States and Europe need to face a hard truth: when this phase of the war ends and Ukraine is left in a grey zone of ambiguity and insecurity, Russian President Vladimir Putin ultimately could resume his war of imperial conquest and national extermination at will.
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