doAs if the campaign for the US presidential election on November 5 was not surreal enough, the man arrested on Sunday, September 15, for wandering around armed with an assault rifle had to do so on the golf course where Donald Trump plays. Devoted to his favorite sport, he happens to be a staunch supporter of the Ukrainians in their war against Russia, to the point of having tried – in vain – to enlist in their ranks.
This may seem anecdotal to the Americans, who are already not even a step ahead. For the Ukrainians, it is an additional difficulty in an uncertain American political landscape, and yet crucial to the outcome of a war that is bleeding them dry. This question is becoming more and more pressing. “Ending this war is a necessity for us.President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 13 September in kyiv, opening the conference on the European Strategy in Yalta. Vladimir Putin does not need to put an end to this. »
The next day, on the same platform, a man of imposing build, a grey beard and very short hair, said nothing more than his own words: “We know how to fight, but we are tired… In fact, we have been exhausted for a long time now. We have no right to stop. You have to help us.” Ukrainian officer Serhii Varakine commands the 58th drone unit.my brigade. He talks about the war, about the Russians he can’t “Not to consider them brothers after what[il a] seen “Then, suddenly, he talks about himself: “I haven’t stopped since 2016. I’m 44 years old, I should have a family, kids, taking photos of barbecues instead of photos of the front…”
And there he remains silent, because his eyes are filled with tears. As they climbed a little earlier, before the eyes of a burly forty-something dressed in work uniform, Pavlo Palissa, commander of the 93rdmy mechanized brigade, when he spoke of the loss of his men.
Provide another major military effort
We must put an end to it, but not at any price. After two and a half years of high-intensity fighting, Ukrainian leaders can boast of having faced down an invader known to be so powerful, but they fear an endless war. The incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region since August 6 boosted their morale in the short term by showing that they were capable of regaining the initiative.
Now we must go further, make another major military effort, strike a major blow to pressure the Russian population and its president into negotiating an end to the war. Hence the relentless insistence that recalcitrant Western allies – in Washington, principally – authorize Kiev to use its weapons to strike deep into Russian territory. Since Ukraine’s allies say they want to help it be in a position of strength when the time comes to negotiate, it is time to put words into action.
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