Five Hard Truths About Ukraine

“We will not give up, and we will not lose. We will fight to the end in the sea, in the air. We will fight for our land, whatever the costs. We will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, in the streets.” —Volodymir Zelensky, March 8, 2020

 
The president of Ukraine struck a Churchillian note in his address to Britain’s Parliament yesterday, as the world watched his countrymen heroically resisting the Russian invasion.

Meanwhile, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Pepsi, and Coca-Cola announced the suspension of their operations in Russia; Joe Biden cut off U.S. oil purchases (while much of Europe promised to gradually wean itself), and NATO seemed caught in a loop of dithering over whether to give the Ukrainians MIG-29s.

So perhaps this is a good time to acknowledge five hard truths about what is happening:

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