How to end the Ukraine war

Two things need to happen: A weapons surge and a diplomatic flurry

The colours of Ukraine. Photo by Marjan Blan @marjanblan on Unsplash

Will the casual leaking of top secret Pentagon documents change the course of the Ukraine war?

It’s reasonable to ponder this point considering American officials’ private view of the 14-month war has finally been made public. In public, they say the fight for freedom and liberty will continue for as long as it takes. In private, they ask pertinent questions about what victory for Ukraine would look like, whether it’s even possible and what it would require.

With Russia unwilling to budge, engage in meaningful negotiations, or stop its brutal offensive, how will Kyiv achieve a total military victory and get back all of Ukraine’s seized territory? Especially, as American and European military support and other forms of aid to Ukraine increasingly comes under scrutiny. (Not too long ago, remember, Poland and Hungary declared they would unilaterally pause Ukrainian grain imports even though the European bloc as a whole had…