I know. I have contacts in East Europe that fear Russia. For now they fear more support for Ukraine will cause the war to spill over the borders. Belarus and Kalingrad are essentially Russian satellites from where the war can expand.
Wicker and many other politicians are ignorant or intentionally silent about many of the facts involving Russia's invasion of Ukraine. US-NATO had made an ambiguous assurance to Russia about NATO expansion to the East. The distinction between what is a border and who is Ukrainian or Russian has changed numerous times over the years. There was the CIA involvement in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Ethnic Russians of Eastern Ukraine were persecuted by Azov Neo-Nazis. Other than the US, EU and personal profiting from an ongoing military support for Zelinskyy there needs to be an end to the bloodshed and threat of escalation. Putin and Russian leaders have never hesitated to sacrifice their own people let alone any opposition. Ukraine can never win against Russia, it can only prolong the conflict with EU and US support. Didn't anybody learn anything from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and the internal politics and culture we don't understand?
I suppose some would argue that capitulating to Russia would raise the specter of a different kind of escalation, but we now have no way to know how elected officials like Wicker view that or any other possibility.
I know. I have contacts in East Europe that fear Russia. For now they fear more support for Ukraine will cause the war to spill over the borders. Belarus and Kalingrad are essentially Russian satellites from where the war can expand.
Wicker and many other politicians are ignorant or intentionally silent about many of the facts involving Russia's invasion of Ukraine. US-NATO had made an ambiguous assurance to Russia about NATO expansion to the East. The distinction between what is a border and who is Ukrainian or Russian has changed numerous times over the years. There was the CIA involvement in the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. Ethnic Russians of Eastern Ukraine were persecuted by Azov Neo-Nazis. Other than the US, EU and personal profiting from an ongoing military support for Zelinskyy there needs to be an end to the bloodshed and threat of escalation. Putin and Russian leaders have never hesitated to sacrifice their own people let alone any opposition. Ukraine can never win against Russia, it can only prolong the conflict with EU and US support. Didn't anybody learn anything from Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and the internal politics and culture we don't understand?
I suppose some would argue that capitulating to Russia would raise the specter of a different kind of escalation, but we now have no way to know how elected officials like Wicker view that or any other possibility.