Originally Posted by
dead_pan
Indeed it was. I for one would love Russia to be booted out of Ukraine however the realist in me believes this is unlikely to happen anytime soon and, even if it did, it would come at considerable (additional) human and material cost to Ukraine. Would it really be worth it, especially if the considerable prizes of EU and NATO membership could be realised much faster than it will otherwise be? IMO this would far outweigh the economic impact of its loss of territory.
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Only the Ukrainian people can answer that question, and nobody else. It is their fight and they are the ones paying the highest price.
We can only support their decisions, whichever ones they choose.