I find the war an absolute tragedy. We’re talking about losses in the millions and entire regions being devastated. I don’t see any justification for Russia invading a sovereign nation, especially one whose borders Russia had already recognized and agreed to. Nothing about this situation is “complicated” in that sense. It’s a war of conquest, plain and simple.
And I also think it’s a mistake not to fully support Ukraine. Nothing in Russia’s recent history suggests that if they win, they’ll simply stop. This is Putin’s fifth war of expansion, and the political groundwork is already being laid for a sixth. All Ukraine really needs is a unified response from the U.S. and its allies that Russia’s aggression won’t be tolerated. It started that way, but for some reason, we’ve drifted from that clarity.
What makes it even more frustrating is that the Ukraine war costs the U.S. less than 1% of our defense budget, and the strategic value is enormous. Supporting Ukraine not only defends an ally; it severely weakens one of America’s biggest adversaries and one of China’s most likely partners in any future conflict. The number of American soldiers whose lives would be saved by Russia not backing China is worth far more than the relatively tiny cost of supporting Ukraine. And if Ukraine falls, Russia has already threatened the Baltic states, which do have U.S. and NATO troops in them. That’s not hypothetical anymore.
I stand with both European untiy is all we need. If europe stops fighting each other we can make a more moral and advanced society. Russia and united states could possibly ally and go against china. Which is possible as china and russia sometimes have tension. I also believe the US should stop scaring away traditional countries such as hungary with liberialism as it scares them to russia and china.
As for the idea that the U.S. and Russia could ally against China, I just don’t see that as realistic under Putin. Russia sided with Iran the moment the U.S. struck Iran, and they’ve supported almost every U.S. adversary for decades. They have defense agreements with China and North Korea. Nothing about their current foreign policy suggests they’re about to flip sides and stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the U.S. in a war. Maybe if Putin were removed, things could shift, but even then, the likely successors are oligarchs who don’t exactly have warm feelings toward the U.S. either.
And to be fair, the U.S.–Russia relationship has a long, messy history on both sides. But allies? Not a chance. Which is why it blows my mind when our current administration tries to appease Russia in this war; it only encourages them to drag it out longer and makes the conflict more costly for everyone involved.
