Ukrainian national flags hang from the windows of a building during a “Day of Unity” in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 16. Ukrainian nationalism soared after Russia annexed Crimea. The Ukrainian people would not have its government concede sovereignty. Photo: Bloomberg
Opinion
Opinion
Forget compromise. Ukrainians won’t tolerate subservience to Russia
- Just like in Japan’s invasion of North China in the years leading up to WWII, if Russia were to launch a war, it will find an opponent that won’t be easily subdued
- Putin must back down or risk getting bogged down in a grinding conflict that will sap its economy, if not its military
Ukrainian national flags hang from the windows of a building during a “Day of Unity” in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 16. Ukrainian nationalism soared after Russia annexed Crimea. The Ukrainian people would not have its government concede sovereignty. Photo: Bloomberg