Someone is brave as he continues to push for Ukrainian sacrifice, as his country watches from the sidelines. Linkevicius in Jan 2023: https://cepa.org/article/ukraines-sacrifice-protects-nato-eu-and-democracy/ [Ukraine's sacrifice..] The idea that Ukraine should not be given offensive weapons, because it will provoke Russia to further aggression, now looks pathetic. The Russians can bomb Kyiv and other cities with impunity, destroy civil infrastructure, and plunge the country into unheated darkness, but Ukrainians cannot receive long-range artillery, tanks, and combat aircraft from the West simply to fight in their occupied and annexed territories? These self-imposed Western “red lines” have been crossed, one after another. We have moved from anti-tank missiles to artillery pieces to HIMARS rocket systems and have now reached the point where armored fighting vehicles (the US), main battle tanks (the UK), and the Patriot air defense system (the US again) are being readied for Ukrainian service. But the key decision, Germany’s dithering about whether to send Leopard tanks, is undecided as NATO representatives prepare to meet at Ramstein air base on January 20. All this delay has not only prolonged the conflict but has cost innumerable lives. [...]
