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Jan Lipavsky

Jan Lipavsky was Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic from 2021-2025. From 2017 to 2021, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech parliament and was Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Defense. He was the author of the Czech version of the Magnitsky Act, and in November 2022, received the Magnitsky Human Rights Award for his contributions to the protection of human rights. In the same year, he was awarded the Ukrainian Order of Merit.

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Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Ukraine opposite Downing Street in London, England, on March 2, 2025.

Jan Lipavsky: What is our Ukraine policy? Victory, victory at all costs

by Jan Lipavsky
As Churchill said of another war, Ukraine and the West must have "victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be." As the fifth year of Russia's war against Ukraine is poised to begin, the end still seems nowhere in sight. It is a time to reflect, and not just for Ukrainians. The West, too, and especially NATO, should finally acknowledge a truth that too many still deny — that Russia's war against Ukraine is also a war against us, against our way of life and our