Ukraine’s allies must radically rethink their approach to defending this devastated country.
That means supplying more weapons and ammunition, of course, but it’s also about changing the way war is explained, because getting the ‘why’ right is essential to getting to the ‘how’.
In February 2022 this was not so important. The shock and outrage caused by President Vladimir Putin’s invasion were more than enough to convince the population to commit tax dollars to Ukraine. Countries had excess weapons stocks; allies committed to helping “for as long as necessary,” in the name of protecting both liberal democracy and the rules-based international order.
